Passat Sedan V6-3.6L (BLV) (2008)
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Disconnect vehicle battery.
All vehicles:
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Remove lock carrier cover. Refer to => [ Lock Carrier Cover ]
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Fold the right bench seat and its backrest forward.
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Remove side upholstery:
‹› with rear side airbags, refer to => [ Side Upholstery with Side Airbag ] See: Seats/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Rear Seats
‹› without rear side airbags, refer to => [ Side Upholstery without Side Airbag ] See: Seats/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Rear Seats
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Pull wheel housing trim - 1 - in upper area out of mounts in body.
‹› For the sake of illustration, wheel housing trim - 1 - and clip - 2 - are depicted as removed.
‹› Illustration shows left side of vehicle, disengaging wheel housing trim on left side of vehicle is performed accordingly.
Vehicles without track system:
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Remove two bolts - 1 - (6 Nm) and remove tie down - 2 -.
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Remove two bolts - 3 - (6 Nm) and remove tie down - 4 -.
All vehicles:
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Remove bolt - 5 - (4.5 Nm) and remove coat hook bracket - 6 -.
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Remove the clamping pin - 7 - using a screwdriver with hex socket head (3 mm) and remove expanding rivet - 8 -.
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Pull trim - 9 - inward out of retainers in body.
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Thread seat belt - 10 - through both tabs - 11 - of trim - 9 -.
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Slide trim away toward front over bracket for backrest lock - 12 -.