Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- t  Allocate grease using → Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA). –  First check whether a coded radio is fitted. If so, obtain anti-theft code. –  With ignition switched off, disconnect battery earth strap → Electrical system; Rep. gr.27. –  Remove gaiter with selector knob and noise insulation. Golf, Eos and Scirocco → Chapter, Golf Plus → Chapter, Passat, Passat CC and CC → Chapter, Touran → Chapter Golf 2004 ►, Scirocco and Eos –  Remove securing bracket for centre console, remove footwell trim from centre console and ashtray or storage compartment for this → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68. Golf 2009 ► –  Remove ashtray or storage compartment and securing bracket for centre console → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.

–  Remove rear footwell ducts, if fitted → Heater; Rep. gr.80, remove centre console for this → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68. Golf Plus –  Remove upper parts and, if necessary, securing brackets for centre console → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68 Touran –  Remove ashtray or storage compartment from centre console → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68. Vehicles where centre console securing brackets cannot be removed as a separate component: –  Remove centre console, → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68. Continuation for all –  If present, remove interior monitoring sensor -G273- from rear securing nuts → Electrical system; Rep. gr.96.

–  Remove nuts -arrows- for selector housing and centre console securing bracket.

–  Remove complete air filter housing if it is located over selector mechanism. → Rep. gr.23 or → Rep. gr.24 –  Remove circlip -3- for gear selector cable from gearbox selector lever -1-. –  Pull gear selector cable off pin -arrow-. Metal relay lever –  Remove securing clip -4- for gate selector cable from relay lever -2-. –  Pull gate selector cable off pin -arrow-. Plastic relay lever

Releasing cable end-piece from gate selector cable l  To avoid damage to gate selector cable, separate cable end-piece from gate selector cable before removal. –  Pull locking mechanism forward to stop in -direction of arrow 1- and then lock by turning to left in -direction of arrow 2-. –  Then push relay lever forwards (-in direction of arrow 3-). –  Remove relay lever together with cable end-piece → Fig.

Continued for all selector mechanisms The cable support bracket is secured with either two bolts and a flange nut -arrows-,

or with three bolts -arrows-. –  Remove noise insulation → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50. –  Remove tunnel cross members → Rep. gr.26. Vehicles with front-wheel drive –  Remove underbody panels → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50. –  Disconnect front exhaust pipe at double clamp and remove from subframe → Rep. gr.26. –  Detach rear exhaust system and remove heat shield → Rep. gr.26. Vehicles with four-wheel drive –  Unhook rear silencer from rubber mountings and remove rear section of exhaust system. –  Remove front exhaust pipe → Rep. gr.26. –  Remove heat shield beneath propshaft. –  Remove propshaft. → Rep. gr.39 –  Remove underbody panels → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50. Continuation for all –  Swing selector housing down and remove with selector cables.