Polo Mk5: Body
Also for this vehicle: Polo Mk3, Polo Mk4.
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General body repairs, exterior518 pages
Body front44 pages
Lock carrier13 pages
- Tools
Pressure hose with push-on coupling3 pages
Plenum chamber cover5 pages
Bonnet, flaps, cab, central locking65 pages
Bonnet28 pages
Rear lid28 pages
Tank flap unit9 pages
Front door, central locking61 pages
Front door10 pages
Door components44 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - front door (2-door model)
- Assembly overview - front door (4-door model)
- Removing and installing door retaining strap
- Removing and installing striker pin
- Assembly overview - door handle and door lock
- Removing and installing window slot inner seal
- Removing and installing door inner seal
- Removing and installing door outer seal (2-door model)
- Removing and installing door outer seal (4-door model)
- Assembly overview - insulation (2-door model)
- Assembly overview - insulation (4-door model)
Central locking7 pages
- Fitting location overview - central locking components
- Adapting keys with remote control
- Assembly overview - battery for folding key with remote control
Removing and installing battery for folding key with remote control3 pages
Rear door,sliding door,wing doors,central locking41 pages
Rear door11 pages
Door components30 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - rear door
- Removing and installing cover
- Removing and installing door retaining strap
- Removing and installing striker pin
- Assembly overview - door handle and door lock
- Removing and installing window slot inner seal
- Removing and installing door inner seal
- Removing and installing door outer seal
- Assembly overview - insulation
Sliding roof › Panorama tilting sunroof49 pages
- Tools
- Function
- Panoramic sliding roof normalisation run
- Assembly overview - panorama tilting sunroof
- Removing glass panel for panorama tilting sunroof
- Removing glass panel when drive is defective
- Installing glass panel
- Adjusting glass panel (height adjustment)
- Removing and installing glass panel seal
- Removing and installing cover
Removing and installing drive for panorama tilting sunroof glass panel3 pages
- Removing and installing panorama tilting sunroof switch
- Operating without current
- Removing and installing interior seal
Removing and installing assembly frame3 pages
- Removing trim panel
- Installing trim panel
- Preparing body flange for bonding
- Minimum curing period for frame
- Minimum curing period for trim
- Touching up paint damage
- Cleaning off excess adhesive sealing material
Bumper61 pages
Front bumper cover7 pages
Front bumper cover, Polo21 pages
Rear bumper cover11 pages
- Tools
- Repairing rear bumper cover
Installing bracket for parking aid system5 pages
- Rear bumper carrier and subassemblies
Rear bumper cover, Polo20 pages
Glazing/window mechanism57 pages
Flush bonded windows25 pages
- Tools
- Materials
- Assembly overview - windscreen
- Removing windscreen
- Installing windscreen
- Assembly overview - rear window
- Removing undamaged rear window
- Removing broken rear window
- Installing rear window
- Assembly overview - side window (2-door model)
- Removing undamaged side window (2-door model)
- Assembly overview - side window (4-door model)
- Removing undamaged side window (4-door model)
- Removing broken side window
- Installing side window
- Preparing new window without precoating for glazing
- Preparing body flange for glazing
- Minimum curing period
- Touching up paint damage
- Cleaning off excess adhesive sealing material
Front door window15 pages
Rear door window17 pages
Exterior equipment140 pages
Wheel housing liner10 pages
Exterior mirror24 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - exterior mirror
Removing and installing assembly bracket with side turn signal repeater3 pages
Radiator grille12 pages
Mouldings and trims14 pages
- Tools
- Removing and installing A-pillar trim
Wing trim panel3 pages
Water deflector, Polo Blue Motion4 pages
Removing and installing roof railing5 pages
Roof edge spoiler15 pages
- Tools
- Materials
Roof edge spoiler, Polo Blue Motion7 pages
- Assembly overview - roof edge spoiler, Polo Blue Motion
- Removing middle piece of roof edge spoiler, Polo Blue Motion
- Installing middle piece of roof edge spoiler, Polo Blue Motion
- Removing adapter
- Removing side piece of roof edge spoiler, Polo Blue Motion
- Installing side piece of roof edge spoiler, Polo Blue Motion
Equipment-dependent attachments48 pages
- Safety requirements
- Instructions for fitting equipment-dependent attachments
- Tools
- Materials
- Assembly overview - Polo Blue Motion attachments
Side member extension, Polo Blue Motion6 pages
- Assembly overview - Cross Polo attachments
Front wheel arch trim, Cross Polo3 pages
Rear wheel arch trim, Cross Polo3 pages
Front door cover, Cross Polo4 pages
Rear door cover, Cross Polo4 pages
Wheel arch trim, rear door, Cross Polo2 pages
- Assembly overview - attachments, Polo »GTI«
- Preparing attachment for bonding
- Preparing body kit component for bonding
- Installation instructions
- Minimum curing period
- Touching up paint damage
- Cleaning off excess adhesive sealing material
- Cleaning guidelines
Scuff protection film6 pages
Renewing scuff protection film, Polo »GTI«5 pages
General body repairs, interior169 pages
Interior equipment43 pages
Interior mirror19 pages
- Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror
Removing and installing interior mirror with rain and light sensorG3973 pages
Bonding retaining plate for interior mirror with rain and light sensorG3976 pages
Compartments, covers and trims18 pages
- Removing and installing centre console without armrest
- Removing and installing centre console with armrest
- Removing and installing support (vehicles with arm rest)
- Removing and installing rear cup holder (vehicles with arm rest)
- Removing and installing
- Removing and installing hand brake cover cap
- Removing and installing cover for centre console
- Removing and installing dash panel middle trims
- Removing and installing centre dash panel compartment
- Removing and installing centre dash panel storage compartment
- Removing and installing dash panel end trims
- Removing and installing glove compartment
- Removing and installing fuse box cover
- Removing and installing steering column trim
- Removing and installing sun visors
Sill mouldings and wheel housing trims4 pages
Passenger protection54 pages
Seat belts16 pages
- General safety regulations when working on airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units (pyrotechnic components)
- Special instructions for belt tensioners
- Storage, transportation and disposal of airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units (pyrotechnic components)
- Removing and installing front seat belt (4-door models)
- Removing and installing front seat belt (2-door models)
- Removing and installing belt anchor rail (2-door models)
- Removing and installing front belt height adjuster (4-door models)
- Removing and installing front belt height adjuster (2-door models)
- Removing and installing front belt buckle
- Removing and installing outer rear seat belts (4-door models)
- Removing and installing outer rear seat belts (2-door models)
- Removing and installing centre rear seat belts
- Removing and installing rear double belt buckle
Airbag19 pages
- General safety regulations when working on airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units (pyrotechnic components)
- Special instructions for driver and front passenger airbag
- Special instructions for curtain airbag modules
- Storage, transportation and disposal of airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units (pyrotechnic components)
Renewing airbag units following an accident3 pages
- Removing and installing airbag control unitJ234
- Removing and installing driver airbag unit
- Removing and installing return spring with slip ring
- Removing and installing front passenger airbag unit
- Removing and installing side airbag (vehicles with curtain airbag)
- Removing and installing side airbag (vehicles without curtain airbag)
- Removing and installing curtain airbag
- Removing and installing seat occupied sensor, front passenger sideG128
- Adapting components
Crash sensors9 pages
- Removing and installing side airbag crash sensor on driver sideG179 (4-door models)
- Removing and installing side airbag crash sensor on front passenger sideG180 (4-door models)
- Removing and installing side airbag crash sensor on driver sideG179 (2-door models)
- Removing and installing side airbag crash sensor on front passenger sideG180 (2-door models)
- Removing and installing rear side-airbag crash sensor, driver sideG256
- Removing and installing rear side-airbag crash sensor, front passenger sideG257
Trim, noise insulation45 pages
Door and side trims8 pages
Pillar trims13 pages
- Removing and installing upper A-pillar trims
- Removing and installing lower A-pillar trim (driver side)
- Removing and installing lower A-pillar trim (passenger side)
- Releasing and securing upper B-pillar trims (4-door models)
- Removing and installing B-pillar trims (4-door models)
- Releasing and securing B-pillar trims (2-door models)
- Removing and installing B-pillar trims (2-door models)
- Removing and installing C-pillar trims (4-door models)
- Releasing and securing C-pillar trims (2-door models)
- Removing and installing C-pillar trims (2-door models)
Luggage compartment trims8 pages
Roof trims7 pages
Seat frames18 pages
Front seats12 pages
- Removing and installing front seat
- Removing and installing seat trim on sill side (seat without height adjustment)
- Removing and installing seat trim on sill side (seat with height adjustment)
- Removing and installing seat height adjustment operating lever
- Removing and installing seat trim on tunnel side
- Removing and installing mounting for drawer
- Removing and installing lumbar adjustment lever
- Removing head restraint guides
- Removing and installing front seat backrest
Seat padding, covers9 pages
Front seat covers and padding4 pages