Volkswagen Golf Quiz
General body repairs, exterior

Moving to and back from service position

In this manual: General body repairs, exterior
General body repairs, exterior — 230General body repairs, interior — 279General information, paint — 133Vechile- specific paint information — 27Heating, air conditioning — 156Auxiliary heater — 58Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a — 1297- speed dual clutch gearbox 0CW — 544- cylinder injection engine(1.4 1 direct inction. turbocharger) — 182Fuel supply system - Petrol engines — 59Running gear, axles, steering — 221Brake system — 92Wheels and Tyres guide — 12Guide for using trailers — 11Wheels and Tyres Guide - General Information — 121Brake system (hybrid) — 73Electrical system — 326Communication — 65Electrical system, general information — 111
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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Guide pins -T10093-
Guide pins -T10093-

Adapter -T10467-
Adapter -T10467-

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

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Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Note

  • The lock carrier is a safety-relevant component. The lock carrier must not be repaired for this reason
  • In the event of damage, renew lock carrier.
  • For vehicles with adaptive cruise control unit -J428-, the adaptive cruise control unit -J428- must be adjusted anew, whenever the lock carrier has been removed, installed or replaced.
  • General information and work instructions for the adaptive cruise control unit -J428- can be found in → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27
Moving to and back from service position
  • Remove front bumper cover → Chapter
  • Remove headlights → Electrical system; Rep. gr.94.
  • Remove cable on mounting bracket of electrically operated lid → Chapter.
  • Unhook filler neck for washer fluid reservoir on carrier -2- → Electrical system; Rep. gr.92.
  • Only remove one bolt -3- on left and right side of each longitudinal member.
  • Screw in special tool guide pins -T10093- to left and right longitudinal members where the bolts were previously located.
  • Remove remaining bolts -3- on left and right side of longitudinal members
  • The lock carrier with add-on parts -1- can be pulled forwards about 10 cm on the special tool guide pins -T 10093-. When doing this, be careful with the electrical wires/cables leading to lock carrier and, if necessary, detach connectors.
  • Install special tool adapter -10467- (2 on each side) on left and right between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.

Moving from service position
Moving from service position
  • Remove special tool adapter -T10467- on left and right from between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.
  • Push lock carrier together with add-on parts -1- on the guide pins -T10093- and onto the longitudinal member.
  • Place bolts -3- on left and right.
  • Unscrew guide pins -T10093- on left and right.
  • Align lock carrier together with add-on parts -1- to longitudinal members and between wings → Rep. gr.00.

Note

  • Always fit lock carrier on the bolting points at the foremost position in the elongated hole. Only then can the lock carrier move in a crash situation.
  • On vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control unit -J428-, the adaptive cruise control unit -J428- must be readjusted whenever the lock carrier has been removed, installed or renewed.
  • General information and work instructions for the adaptive cruise control unit -J428- can be found in → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27
Further installation is carried out in reverse order of removal. When proceeding, observe the following:

Note

  • Make sure that the charge air cooler pressure hoses are properly refitted
  • Hoses and lines must not be pinched
  • Adjust headlights → Electrical system; Rep. gr.94.

Specified torques

Lock carrier → Chapter „Assembly overview - lock carrier“

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