Volkswagen Passat 2011 Instruction manual

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Workshop Manual
Passat 2011 ➤
Passat Variant 2011 ➤
General body repairs, interior
Edition 01.2015
Service
Service Department. Technical Information

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List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
68 - Interior equipment
69 - Passenger protection
70 - Trim, insulation
72 - Seat frames
74 - Seat - padding, covers
Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.
Service
All rights reserved.
No reproduction without prior agreement from publisher.
Copyright © 2015 Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg D3E8031460A

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Contents
68 - Interior equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Removing and installing interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Bonding on retaining plate for interior mirror without rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Removing and installing interior mirror with rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Bonding on retaining plate for interior mirror with rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 Removing and installing interior mirror in vehicles with a multifunction camera . . . . . . . . 4
2 Compartments, covers and trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Removing and installing centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Removing and installing footwell trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 Removing and installing front ashtray/storage tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Removing and installing Infotainment surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.6 Removing and installing “Climatronic/Climatic” cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.7 Removing and installing rear trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8 Removing and installing centre console air duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.9 Removing and installing centre console compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.10 Removing and installing centre console extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.11 Removing and installing centre console armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.12 Removing and installing armrest compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.13 Removing and installing upper part of armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.14 Removing and installing dash panel end trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.15 Removing and installing steering column trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.16 Removing and installing glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.17 Removing and installing glove compartment lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.18 Removing and installing footwell cover on driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.19 Removing and installing dash panel trim, front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.20 Removing and installing dash panel insert trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.21 Removing and installing analogue clock holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.22 Removing and installing analogue clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.23 Removing and installing trim on driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.24 Removing and installing spectacles holder in moulded headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.25 Removing and installing spectacles holder in moulded headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.26 Removing and installing single sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.27 Removing and installing double sun visor (Saloon and Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.28 Removing and installing permit/pass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3 Sill panel mouldings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.1 Removing and installing sill panel mouldings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.2 Removing and installing wheel housing liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4 Grab handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.1 Removing and installing roof grab handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5 Rear shelf/roller sunblind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.1 Removing and installing rear shelf (Saloon with no roller sunblind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.2 Removing and installing rear shelf (Saloon with roller sunblind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.3 Removing and installing roller sunblind (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4 Removing and installing sunblind on rear door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6 Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1 Removing and installing net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.2 Removing and installing net partition mountings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
69 - Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
1 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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1.1 General safety regulations when working on airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units
(pyrotechnic components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
1.2 Special instructions for belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
1.3 Storage, transportation and disposal of airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units
(pyrotechnic components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
1.4 Removing and installing front seat belts (Saloon and Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
1.5 Removing and installing front belt height adjuster (Saloon and Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1.6 Removing and installing front belt buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
1.7 Removing and installing rear outer seat belts with belt tensioner (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
1.8 Removing and installing rear outer seat belts with no belt tensioner (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . 71
1.9 Removing and installing rear outer seat belts with belt tensioner (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
1.10 Removing and installing rear outer seat belts with no belt tensioner (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . 76
1.11 Removing and installing middle, rear seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
1.12 Removing and installing rear double belt buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
2 Inspecting seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
2.1 Points to check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
3 Checking child seat anchors (ISOFIX) after an accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
3.1 Points to check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4 Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
4.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
4.2 Overview of locations - airbag systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
4.3 General safety regulations when working on airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units
(pyrotechnic components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
4.4 Special instructions for driver and front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.5 Special instructions for curtain airbag modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.6 Storage, transportation and disposal of airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units
(pyrotechnic components) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.7 Deactivating the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.8 Renewing airbag units following an accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.9 Removing and installing airbag control unit J234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.10 Removing and installing driver airbag unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.11 Removing and installing airbag coil connector and return spring with slip ring F138 . . . . 97
4.12 Removing and installing front passenger airbag unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4.13 Removing and installing front side-airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
4.14 Removing and installing rear side-airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
4.15 Removing and installing curtain airbag (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
4.16 Removing and installing curtain airbag (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
4.17 Removing and installing seat occupied sensor, front passenger side G128 . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
4.18 Adapting components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
5 Crash sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
5.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
5.2 Removing and installing front airbag crash sensor, driver side G283 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
5.3 Removing and installing side-airbag crash sensor, driver side G179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
5.4 Removing and installing side-airbag crash sensor, front passenger side G180 . . . . . . . . 115
5.5 Removing and installing rear side-airbag crash sensor, driver side G256 . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
5.6 Removing and installing rear side-airbag crash sensor, front passenger side G257 . . . . 119
70 - Trim, insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
1 Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
1.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
1.2 Removing and installing dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
1.3 Removing and installing assembly carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
2 Door trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
2.2 Removing and installing door trim at front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
2.3 Removing and installing rear door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
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2.4 Removing and installing sunblind on rear door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
2.5 Removing and installing front door trim cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
3 Pillar trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3.2 Removing and installing upper trim for A-pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3.3 Removing and installing middle trim for A-pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
3.4 Removing and installing lower trim for A-pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
3.5 Removing and installing upper B-pillar trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
3.6 Removing and installing lower trim for B-pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3.7 Removing and installing C-pillar trim, Saloon (vehicles without sunblind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
3.8 Removing and installing C-pillar trim, Saloon (vehicles with sunblind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
3.9 Removing and installing C-pillar trim (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
3.10 Removing and installing D-pillar trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
4 Rear lid trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
4.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
4.2 Removing and installing warning triangle bracket (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
4.3 Removing and installing rear lid trim (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
4.4 Removing and installing window frame trim (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
4.5 Removing and installing rear lid trim (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
4.6 Removing and installing warning triangle bracket (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
5 Load and luggage compartment trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
5.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
5.2 Removing and installing lock carrier cover (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
5.3 Removing and installing lock carrier cover (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
5.4 Removing and installing load and luggage compartment floor covering (Estate) . . . . . . . . 166
5.5 Removing and installing left side trim of luggage compartment (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
5.6 Removing and installing right side trim of luggage compartment (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
5.7 Removing and installing left side trim of luggage compartment (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
5.8 Removing and installing right side trim of luggage compartment (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
6 Passat Estate rail system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
6.1 Removing and installing retaining rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
6.2 Removing and installing retainer and carrier for rail system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
7 Roof trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
7.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
7.2 Removing and installing roof end strip (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
7.3 Removing and installing roof end strip (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
7.4 Lowering and installing moulded headliner (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
7.5 Removing and installing moulded headliner (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
7.6 Removing and installing moulded headliner (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
7.7 Removing and installing roof insulation/reinforcement (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
72 - Seat frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
1 Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
1.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
1.2 Removing and installing front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
1.3 Removing and installing trim on tunnel side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
1.4 Removing and installing seat (electric) trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
1.5 Removing and installing seat (electric) trim and holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
1.6 Removing and installing seat (part electric) trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
1.7 Removing and installing seat height adjuster unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
1.8 Removing and installing backrest adjustment wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
1.9 Removing and installing lumbar adjustment lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
1.10 Removing and installing seat height adjuster handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
1.11 Removing and installing seat (manually height adjustable) trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
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1.12 Removing and installing lever for seat height adjuster handle and retainer for seat trim
(manually height-adjustable and partially electric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
1.13 Removing and installing front seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
1.14 Removing and installing lumbar support (2-way, manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
1.15 Removing and installing lumbar support (4-way, electric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
1.16 Removing and installing head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
1.17 Removing and installing seat ventilation switch E655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
1.18 Removing and installing front seat fan V268 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
1.19 Removing and installing front seat backrest fan V269 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
2 Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
2.2 Removing and installing bench seat (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
2.3 Removing and installing bench seat (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
2.4 Detaching and connecting Bowden cable of rear backrest folding mechanism . . . . . . . . 233
2.5 Removing and installing left backrest segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
2.6 Removing and installing right backrest segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
2.7 Removing and installing side padding with side-airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
2.8 Removing and installing side padding with no side-airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
2.9 Removing and installing centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
2.10 Removing and installing centre armrest drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
74 - Seat - padding, covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
1 Front seat covers and padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
1.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
1.2 Removing and installing front seat cushion cover and padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
1.3 Removing and installing front seat backrest cover and padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
1.4 Renewing heater elements of seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
2 Rear seat covers and padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
2.1 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
2.2 Removing and installing bench seat cover and padding (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
2.3 Removing and installing bench seat cover and padding (Estate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
2.4 Removing and installing cover and padding for bench seat with integrated child seat . . . . 262
2.5 Removing and installing push button with trim for adjusting mechanism of child seat . . . . 267
2.6 Removing and installing right backrest cover and padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
2.7 Removing and installing left backrest cover and padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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68 – Interior equipment
1 Interior mirror
(VRL007649; Edition 01.2015)
1.1 Removing and installing interior mirror
1.1.1 Removing
– Turn interior mirror -1- anti-clockwise through 90° -arrow- and
release it from adhesive plate -2-.
1.1.2 Installing
– Install in reverse order of removal.
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1.2 Bonding on retaining plate for interior
mirror without rain sensor
1.2.1 Materials:
♦ Glass-metal adhesive kit “D 000 703 A1” (standard interior
mirror)
1.2.2 Tools:
1 - Glass scraper (commercially available)
2 - Blade (commercially available)
– Remove retaining plate from mirror base.
– Remove PUR adhesive from mirror base using a wire brush.
– Grind off the three spacer protrusions on bonding surface. To
do this, use sandpaper (360/400 grain) laid on flat surface.
– Keep sanded surface clean and free of grease.
– Scrape down PUR adhesive material and primer down to ce‐
ramic layer on windscreen using glass scraper.
– Clean bonding area with adhesive remover D 002 000 10 or
cleaning solution D 009 401 04.
WARNING
Do not damage ceramic coating. Scratches will remain per‐
manently visible.
– Cut nylon mesh fabric exactly to size of mirror base.
Note
Wear hand protection (rubber gloves).
– Apply adhesive evenly and smoothly to base of mirror.
– Lay nylon mesh fabric on base of mirror.
– Apply further adhesive to nylon mesh fabric by dabbing with
tube.
Only 30 seconds is available from laying nylon mesh fabric on
adhesive to pressing base onto windscreen.
– Press base of mirror firmly (do not use force) against wind‐
screen for 15 seconds.
– Remove excess adhesive with a cloth.
Note
Interior mirror can be installed after 15 minutes.
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1.3 Removing and installing interior mirror
with rain sensor
1.3.1 Removing
– If vehicle is equipped with a rain sensor, switch off ignition.
– Using removal wedge - 3409- , release fastener -1- of right
cover cap -2-.
– Release left -3- and right cover caps -2- from mirror base.
– Slide interior mirror carefully along windscreen and then down‐
wards out of mounting.
– Disconnect connector -4-.
1.3.2 Installing
– Install in reverse order of removal.
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1.4 Bonding on retaining plate for interior
mirror with rain sensor
The following repair procedure avoids the old procedure, renew‐
ing the windscreen.
At the same time, it is also possible to reuse the old mirror base
which has fallen off.
1.4.1 Preparing windscreen
– All adhesive and primer residue must be removed from the
ceramic pre-coating.
– Clean adhesive surface with cleaning solution D 009 401 04.
– Adhere to flash-off period of at least 10 minutes.
– Apply glass/paint primer D 009 200 02.
– Flash-off period up to bonding: minimum of 10 minutes to
maximum of 1 hour.
1.4.2 Preparing detached or new mirror base
– Mechanically remove adhesive remains (applies only for a
mirror base which has become detached).
– Prepare adhesive surface by sanding down with wet fine em‐
ery paper (800-1200 grade) until water does not run off surface
to be bonded.
– Then clean with cleaning solution D 009 401 04.
1.4.3 Bonding mirror base
– Apply 2K polyurethane adhesive D 180 KD2 A1 directly to
prepared and cleaned mirror base bonding surface.
– Adhesive bead diameter: approx. 2.5...3 mm.
– Press mirror base into position on prepared windscreen im‐
mediately after applying adhesive to base.
– Align mirror base in position on ceramic pre-coat surface and
secure with adhesive tape.
1.4.4 Cleaning and removing excessive ad‐
hesive
– Carefully remove adhesive tape 30 - 60 minutes after attach‐
ing mirror base.
– Carefully remove the excessive but still soft adhesive with aid
of a spatula.
– Then remove the excessive adhesive completely using a cloth
or primer applicator soaked in cleaning solution.
1.4.5 Installing rain sensor and mirror
– Mirror can be fitted 2.5 hours after attaching mirror base.
1.5 Removing and installing interior mirror in
vehicles with a multifunction camera
1.5.1 Removing
– Switch off ignition.
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– Lightly squeeze the cover cap (mirror base) -2- at the sides
where the catches are and pull the cap off carefully.
– Pull cover of multifunction camera -1- off carefully.
– Slide interior mirror carefully along windscreen and then down‐
wards out of mounting.
– Detach connector from interior mirror.
1.5.2 Installing
– Install in reverse order of removal.
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2 Compartments, covers and trims
2.1 Tools
2.1.1 Required special tools, workshop equip‐
ment, test and measuring devices and
auxiliary items
♦ Removal wedge - 3409-
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1783-
♦ Front end hook - 3370-
2.2 Removing and installing centre console
Note
For a better overview, the seats are not shown in the following
illustrations; it is not necessary to remove the seats.
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2.2.1 Removing
– Remove footwell trim ⇒ page 9
– Remove front ashtray or front storage tray ⇒ page 10
– Remove Infotainment surround ⇒ page 12
– Remove cover for “Climatronic/Climatic”, ⇒ page 13
Air conditioning system with manual regulation “Climatic”
Remove controls for heater and air conditioning system Climatic
⇒ Heater, air conditioning system; Rep. gr. 87 ; Air conditioning
system with manual controls, Climatic; Removing and installing
controls for heater and air conditioning system, Climatic .
Air conditioning system with automatic regulation “Climatronic”
– Remove operating and display unit for Climatronic air condi‐
tioning system - E87- together with Climatronic control unit -
J255- ⇒ Heater, air conditioning system; Rep. gr. 87 ;
Climatronic air conditioning system with automatic regulation;
Removing and installing operating and display unit for Clima‐
tronic air conditioning system - E87- with Climatronic control
unit - J255-
– Remove rear trim ⇒ page 14 .
– Remove the two bolts -1-.
– Remove the two nuts -2-.
Note
To remove the bolts -4-, -6-,-7- and -8-, the seats must be moved accordingly.
– Caps -3- and -5- are discontinued.
– Bolts -4- and -6- are discontinued.
– Remove bolts -7- and -8-.
– Raise centre console in rear area.
Vehicles with AUX in socket in centre console
– Remove AUX In socket ⇒ Communication; Rep. gr. 91 ; Aux
In socket
– Release centre console from centring elements -9- in dash
panel.
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2.2.2 Installing
– Place centre console in the two centring elements -9- of the
dash panel.
Note
Check that the heater and air conditioner ducting -10- is correctly fitted to the heater and air conditioner ducting
in the centre console.
Vehicles with AUX in socket in centre console
– Install AUX In socket ⇒ Communication; Rep. gr. 91 ; Aux In
socket
– Tighten centre console with the two bolts -1- (1.5 Nm).
– Secure centre console in rear area using the two nuts -2- (6
Nm).
– Caps -3- and -5- are discontinued.
– Bolts -4- and -6- are discontinued.
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– Secure centre console in middle, side area using the two bolts
-7- and -8- (1.5 Nm).
Further installation is carried out in reverse order of removal.
2.3 Removing and installing footwell trim
Note
♦ Removal and installation is described for the left-hand side.
Apply the same instructions for removal and installation on the
right as appropriate.
♦ For reasons of clarity, the steering wheel, parts of the gear
selector system and the driver's seat are not shown in the di‐
agram.
2.3.1 Removing
– Using a small screwdriver, unclip cover -1-.
– Remove the bolt -2- (1.5 Nm).
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– Pull out trim from mountings in centre console
-arrows A, B and C-.
– Pull out trim in area of front guide -3- from mounting in footwell
-4- -arrow-.
2.3.2 Installing
– Install in reverse order of removal.
2.4 Removing and installing front ashtray/
storage tray
2.4.1 Removing
Note
When visible components (switches, covers, trims etc.) are to be
removed or installed, use standard adhesive tape to cover the
areas which levering tools ( removal wedge - 3409- ) will come
into contact with.
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– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and then dis‐
engage ignition key out in position 0 (forward notch).
– Unclip gear lever boot and remove from centre console up‐
wards ⇒ Power transmission; Rep. gr. 34 .
– Carefully lever trim -1- off upwards.
– Remove securing bolts -arrows-.
– In the area where the securing bolts are mounted -arrows-,
push back the corresponding locking lug.
– Lever the button module on the front passenger side -1- and
the button module on the driver side -2- upwards and out of
the centre console, and then swivel them to the side.
Note
The heater or air conditioner controls are not shown in the illustration.
– Pull out ashtray insert -1- or storage tray -2-.
– Unscrew the two bolts -3- and -4- (1.5 Nm).
– Pull out ashtray -5- or storage tray -6- from centre console and
separate wiring harness if necessary.
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2.4.2 Installing
– Install in reverse order of removal.
2.5 Removing and installing Infotainment
surround
Note
Surrounding components are not fully shown in the illustration.
2.5.1 Removing
– Switch off ignition.
– Using removal wedge - 3409- , carefully prise trim -1- out of
fasteners in dash panel.
– Disconnect wiring harness from button for hazard lights -
E229- .
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2.5.2 Installing
– Install in reverse order of removal.
2.6 Removing and installing “Climatronic/
Climatic” cover
Note
♦
Removal and installation of the cover is described for vehicles
with “Climatronic” system.
♦ On vehicles with “Climatic” system, apply the same instruc‐
tions for removal and installation as appropriate.
♦ Surrounding components are not fully shown in the illustration.
2.6.1 Removing
– Switch off ignition.
– Remove Infotainment surround ⇒ page 12
– Pull out cover -1- from mountings in dash panel.
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– Detach connector of “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indicator
lamp -2-.
2.6.2 Installing
– Install in reverse order of removal.
2.7 Removing and installing rear trim
2.7.1 Removing
– Switch off ignition.
Vehicles with AC/DC converter with socket, 12 V-230 V - U13-
– Lever out trim -1- from mountings and unbolt the two bolts
-2- (1.5 Nm).
Vehicles with storage tray
– Open storage tray -3- and unbolt the two bolts -4- (1.5 Nm).
All vehicles
– Pull out rear trim from mountings in dash panel.
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