Golf Mk6
| Adjusting rear lid |
Note| t | Vehicle must be on the ground to carry out rear lid adjustment. |
| t | The rear lid lock -2- is bolted directly to the rear lid -1-. It does not have elongated holes, so it cannot be adjusted. |
| t | The adjustment buffers -4- on the left and right are not a means of adjustment. Their purpose is to stabilise and dampen the rear lid -1-. |
| t | The rear lid is adjusted correctly if the gaps/shut lines are even all around, the door is not too deep or does not stand proud and all contours align when the rear lid is closed. |
| t | The rear lid must engage in the striker pin -5- without excessive force. |
| Use the setting gauge -3371- → Rep. gr.00 to check or adjust the gap dimensions. |
| – | Loosen bolts -3- to adjust rear lid -1- in oversized holes of hinge -arrows a and b-. |
| Specified torque for bolt -3-: 10 Nm. |
| – | Adjust buffer -4- on left and right → Chapter |
| – | Adjust rear lid -1- via striker pin -5- → Chapter |
Note| t | After completing adjustments, perform corrosion protection measures on hinge and bolts. |
| t | The rear lid lock -2- cannot be adjusted. |
