Volkswagen Golf Quiz
Electrical system

Removing and installing door opener illumination bulb -L108-/-L109-

In this manual: Electrical system
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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Note Removal and installation are described for the left side. Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in the same way (mirror image of left side).

Removing

  • Remove front door trim panel → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
Caution

Risk of damage to the light conductor.

Touch the light conductor only at the light emitting element in area of the interior door handle.

Place fingers at indicated positions when touching the light conductor

1 - Light conductor
A - Forefinger and middle finger
B - Thumb
  • Disconnect electrical connector.
Removing and installing door opener illumination bulb -L108-/-L109-
  • Detach light conductor -1- from front retainer in direction of arrow -A-.
  • Carefully lift light conductor -3- slightly and swing it out of interior door handle -4- in direction of arrow -B-.
  • Pull light conductor out of mounting -2-.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse sequence.

  • Test functionality.
Removing and installing door opener illumination bulb -L108-/-L109-

Removing and installing light 2 for front door background lighting -L203-/-L204-

Note The light 2 for front left door background lighting -L203- and light 2 for front right door background lighting -L204- are integrated in the trim strips of the door trims and cannot be renewed individually.
  • Remove trim panel from front door → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.

Removing and installing rear entry light -W33-/-W34-

Note Removal and installation of all entry lights are performed in the same manner and are described only for one light. The door warning lamp and the entry light are combined to form one component. Therefore, they can only be removed and installed together as an entire unit.
  • Removing and installing entry light → Chapter.

Removing and installing rear door warning lamp -W37-/-W38-

Note The door warning lamp and the entry light are combined to form one component. Therefore, they can only be removed and installed together as an entire unit.
  • Removing and installing door warning lamp → Chapter.

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