New Beetle: Body
Also for this vehicle: New Beetle Convertible L5-2.5L (BPR) (2007), New Beetle Convertible L5-2.5L (BPS) (2006), New Beetle GL L4-2.0L (AZG) (2002), New Beetle GLS L4-1.8L Turbo (AWV) (2001), New Beetle GLS L4-1.9L DSL Turbo (ALH) (2002), New Beetle GLS L4-2.0L (AVH) (2001), New Beetle GLS L4-2.0L (AZG) (2002), New Beetle L4-1.8L Turbo (AWP) (2003), New Beetle L4-1.8L Turbo (AWV) (2005), New Beetle L4-1.8L Turbo (BNU) (2005), New Beetle L4-1.9L DSL Turbo (ALH) (2003), New Beetle L4-1.9L DSL Turbo (BEW) (2006), New Beetle L4-2.0L (AVH) (2005), New Beetle L4-2.0L (AZG) (2003), New Beetle L4-2.0L (BEV) (2004), New Beetle L5-2.5L (BPR) (2007), New Beetle L5-2.5L (BPS) (2006), New Beetle Turbo S L4-1.8L Turbo (AWP) (2002).
Steering & suspension
Body & interior
Heating & A/C
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General body repairs, exterior395 pages
Body front36 pages
Body - front20 pages
Body, front16 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - lock carrier
- Lock carrier - service position
- Assembly overview - front end
- Assembly overview - front wing
Assembly overview - noise insulation4 pages
- Removing and installing plenum chamber cover
- Assembly overview - vibration damper (cabriolet)
Body, rear › Body - rear7 pages
Bonnet, flaps, cab, central locking40 pages
Bonnet7 pages
Rear lid26 pages
- Rear lid - Assembly overview
- Removing gas strut
- Removing gas-filled strut (cabriolet)
- Releasing gas from gas strut
- Removing and installing lid lock
- Installing and removing lid lock 09.01 (USA)
- Removing and installing lid lock (cabriolet)
Removing and installing retaining plate for rear lid remote release motor (Cabriolet)3 pages
Removing and installing carrier with microswitch for rear lid (cabriolet)3 pages
Tank flap unit7 pages
Front door, central locking34 pages
Front door32 pages
- Tools
- Front door - assembly overview
- Front door (Cabriolet) - Assembly overview
- Removing and installing door
- Adjusting door
- Door handle and door lock - Assembly overview
Removing and installing locking knob for release rod5 pages
Sliding roof › Sliding/tilting sunroof24 pages
- Tools
- Functional check
- Sliding/tilting roof with glass panel - Assembly overview
- Adjusting height of sliding/tilting sunroof glass panel
- Adjusting panel seal
- Renewing panel seal
- Removing wind deflector
- Removing sliding headlining
- Removing drive for sliding/tilting sunroof
- Adjusting drive for sliding/tilting sunroof (zero (0) position)
- Removing pre-selector control for sliding/tilting sunroof
- Checking parallel running
- Adjusting parallel running
- Removing coulisse (guide plate)
Convertible top/hard top/canopy131 pages
Convertible roof37 pages
Safety precautions when working on convertible roof3 pages
- Tools
- Electrohydraulic convertible roof - Assembly overview
- Manually operated convertible roof - Assembly overview
Removing and installing cover for manually operated convertible roof3 pages
Removing and installing padding material for electrohydraulic and manual operation convertible roof3 pages
Removing and installing liner for electrohydraulic and manually operated convertible roof3 pages
- Roof liner tensioning system 11.03 - Assembly overview
- Roof liner tensioning system 12.03 - Assembly overview
- Roof front latch for electrohydraulic and manually operated convertible roof - Assembly overview
- Removing and installing roof front latch
- Roof rear locking device for electrohydraulic convertible roof - Assembly overview
- Roof rear locking device for manually operated convertible roof - Assembly overview
Convertible top37 pages
Safety precautions when working on convertible roof3 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - electrical/hydraulic convertible roof
Removing and installing convertible roof cover, electric/hydraulic convertible roof3 pages
- Assembly overview - manual convertible roof
Removing and installing padding of electric/hydraulic and manual convertible roof3 pages
Removing and installing convertible roof headliner of electric/hydraulic and manual convertible roof3 pages
- Assembly overview - convertible roof headliner, tensioning system ? 11.03
Removing and installing convertible roof liner tensioning system ? 11.033 pages
- Assembly overview - convertible roof headliner, tensioning system 12.03 ?
Removing and installing convertible roof headliner tensioning system 12.03 ?3 pages
- Assembly overview - front locking mechanism for electric/hydraulic and manual convertible roof
- Removing and installing front convertible roof catch
- Assembly overview - rear locking mechanism for electrical/hydraulic convertible roof
- Assembly overview - rear locking mechanism for manual convertible roof
Electrohydraulic roof23 pages
Electrical/hydraulic top23 pages
Manually operated convertible roof6 pages
Windscreen frame5 pages
- Windscreen frame for electrohydraulic and manually operated convertible roof - Assembly overview
Removing and installing roof cross member seal and retaining rail for electrohydraulic and manually operated convertible roof3 pages
Bumper4 pages
Glazing/window mechanism67 pages
Flush bonded windows25 pages
- Tools
- Materials
- Windscreen - Assembly overview
- Removing windscreen
- Removing windscreen (cabriolet)
- Installing windscreen
- Side window - Assembly overview
- Removing undamaged side window
- Removing broken side window
- Installing side window
- Rear window - assembly overview
- Removing undamaged rear window
- Removing broken rear window
- Installing rear window
- Preparing old undamaged window for glazing
- Preparing new window for glazing
- Preparing body flange for glazing
- Fitting instructions
- Curing time
- Touching up paint damage
- Cleaning off excess adhesive sealing material
Door windows29 pages
- Tools
- Front door window - assembly overview
- Removing front door window
- Adjusting door window
- Front door window - Assembly overview (cabriolet)
Adjusting front door window (cabriolet)5 pages
Removing and installing window regulator (Cabriolet)4 pages
Electric window regulator with convenience function (automatic opening and closing) and force limitation mechanism4 pages
- Overriding resistance with excess force limitation (EFL)
Side window (cabriolet)13 pages
Exterior equipment52 pages
Removing and installing wheel housing liner3 pages
Exterior mirror18 pages
- Tools
Removing and installing mirror housing5 pages
Removing and installing exterior mirror5 pages
Protective strips7 pages
- Renewing protective strips
- Replacing sill panel strips (cabriolet)
Removing and installing convertible roof frame protective strip (cabriolet)4 pages
Rear spoiler15 pages
Windbreak7 pages
General body repairs, interior384 pages
Interior equipment66 pages
Interior mirror6 pages
Compartments, covers and trims46 pages
- Assembly overview - centre console ? 01.01
- Removing and installing drink holder or ashtray in centre console ? 01.01
- Assembly overview - centre console 02.01 ? 04.03
- Removing rear ashtray from centre console 02.01 ? 04.03
- Removing drink holder 02.01 ?
- Assembly overview - centre console 05.03 ? and Cabriolet
- Removing trim under centre of dash panel
- Removing glove compartment
- Removing footwell cover (driver side)
- Removing trim under steering column
Removing spectacles compartment3 pages
- Removing front centre armrest
- Removing sun visor
- Removing sun visor (Cabriolet)
- Removing plenum chamber inner cover
Sill mouldings9 pages
Passenger protection65 pages
Seat belts - checking4 pages
Installing and retrofitting LATCH system ""Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (child seat securing system) (USA)3 pages
Automatic roll-over protection (Cabriolet)9 pages
Airbag46 pages
- Tools
- Detailed overview - airbag
- Component overview (Cabriolet)
- Safety precautions and notes when working on airbag
Renewing airbag units following an accident3 pages
- Assembly overview - driver airbag unit
- Assembly overview - front passenger airbag unit
- Removing and installing front passenger airbag unit
- Assembly overview - steering wheel
Removing and installing return spring with slip ring4 pages
- Removing and installing airbag control unitJ234
- Assembly overview - side airbag for driver/front passenger side
- Removing and installing side airbag on driver/front passenger side
- Assembly overview - side airbag on driver/front passenger side, from 05.03
- Removing and installing side airbag for driver/front passenger side, from 05.03
- Assembly overview - side airbag sensor for driver/front passenger side
- Removing and installing side airbag sensor for driver/front passenger side
- Assembly overview - side airbag sensor for driver/front passenger side, from 05.03
- Removing and installing side airbag sensor for driver/front passenger side, from 05.03 (in lower part of B-pillar)
- Assembly overview - side airbag sensor for driver/front passenger side (Cabriolet)
- Removing and installing side airbag sensor for driver/front passenger side (Cabriolet)
- Assembly overview - driver airbag crash sensorG283 and front passenger airbag crash sensorG284
- Removing and installing driver airbag crash sensorG283 and front passenger airbag crash sensorG284
Removing and installing front passenger airbag deactivation switchE224, 05.03 >3 pages
Removing and installing front passenger airbag deactivation switchE224 (Cabriolet)3 pages
- Assembly overview - underside of Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS), (USA)
- Assembly overview - upper side of Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS), (USA)
Removing and installing Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS), (USA)3 pages
Trim, noise insulation142 pages
dash panel9 pages
- Tools
Removing and installing dash panel7 pages
Door trim21 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - front door trim
- Assembly overview - front door trim (Cabriolet)
- Repairing door trim
- Assembly overview - door trim
Removing and installing upper part (shoulder) of door trim4 pages
- Assembly overview - door trim (Cabriolet)
Removing and installing upper part (shoulder) of door trim (Cabriolet)3 pages
Pillar and side trims14 pages
- Assembly overview - upper A-pillar trim
- Removing and installing upper A-pillar trim
Removing and installing lower A-pillar trim5 pages
- Assembly overview - B-pillar trim
- Removing and installing B-pillar trim
- Assembly overview - C-pillar trim
- Removing and installing C-pillar trim
- Assembly overview - side trim
- Removing and installing side trim
Pillar and side trims (Cabriolet)54 pages
- Assembly overview - A-pillar upper trim
- Removing and installing upper A-pillar trim
- Assembly overview - side trim
- Removing and installing side trim
- Assembly overview - side panel trim on Cabriolets with motorised folding roof, with large roof flaps and flap control motor
- Repairing side panel
- Assembly overview - flap module
Removing and installing large and small trim4 pages
Adjusting large and small trim6 pages
- Assembly overview - Cabriolets with manually operated folding roof and motorised folding roof with no large roof flaps and flap
- Repairing side panel › Removing and installing shoulder (upper part) of door trim
- Assembly overview - flap module
Removing and installing Bowden cable0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Removing and installing small roof flap0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Removing and installing flap positioning motor0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
- Assembly overview water strip
Luggage compartment trims18 pages
- Assembly overview - luggage compartment side trim on left
- Assembly overview - luggage compartment side trim on right
- Removing and installing luggage compartment side trim on left or right
- Assembly overview - load sill cover
- Removing and installing load sill cover
- Assembly overview - luggage compartment trim on left (Cabriolet)
- Assembly overview - luggage compartment trim on right (Cabriolet)
- Removing and installing luggage compartment side trim on left or right (Cabriolet)
- Assembly overview - load sill cover (Cabriolet)
- Removing and installing load sill cover (Cabriolet)
- Assembly overview - rear bulkhead trim (Cabriolet)
Tailgate/boot lid trim17 pages
- Assembly overview - rear lid upper trim
- Assembly overview - rear lid lower trim
- Removing and installing rear lid lower trim
- Assembly overview - rear lid lower trim
Removing and installing rear lid lower trim2 pages
- Assembly overview - luggage compartment lid trim (Cabriolet)
- Assembly overview - luggage compartment lid trim (Cabriolet for USA)
Removing and installing luggage compartment lid trim (Cabriolet for USA)3 pages
Roof trims9 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - inner and outer trim for roof cross member (Cabriolet)
- Removing and installing inner and outer trim for roof cross member (Cabriolet)
- Assembly overview - roof cross member seal and retaining rail (Cabriolet)
- Removing and installing roof cross member seal and retaining rail (Cabriolet)
Seat frames69 pages
Front seats31 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - front backrest
- Assembly overview - seat height adjuster element
- Assembly overview - fire extinguisher bracket (front passenger side)
Removing and installing fire extinguisher bracket on front passenger side3 pages
- Assembly overview - backrest frame ? 04.03 and (Cabriolet)
- Assembly overview - backrest frame 05.03 ?
Rear seats38 pages
- Assembly overview - backrest locking device (one-piece backrest)
Removing and installing backrest locking device (one-piece backrest)4 pages
- Assembly overview - backrest locking device (two-piece backrest)
Removing and installing right backrest locking device (two-piece backrest)4 pages
- Assembly overview - left backrest locking device (two-piece backrest)
Removing and installing left backrest locking device (two-piece (split) backrest)4 pages
- Assembly overview - through-loading aperture (Cabriolet)
Seat padding, covers42 pages
Front seat cover and padding16 pages
- Tools
Removing and installing cover and padding for front seat backrest 05.03 ?3 pages
Rear seat cover and padding26 pages
- Tools
- Assembly overview - cover and padding for bench seat
Removing and installing cover and padding for rear bench seat6 pages
- Assembly overview - cover and padding for seat backrest (one-piece or right-hand side)
Removing and installing cover and padding for seat backrest (one-piece or right-hand side)3 pages
- Assembly overview - cover and padding for left backrest
- Assembly overview - cover and padding for backrest (Cabriolet)
Removing and installing cover and padding for seat backrest (Cabriolet)3 pages
Removing and installing cover and padding for bench seat (Cabriolet)3 pages