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Door windows
⇒ “5.2 Assembly overview - rear door window”, page 329
⇒ “5.3 Removing and installing front door window”, page 329
⇒ “5.4 Removing and installing rear door window”, page 333
⇒ “5.5 Removing and installing fixed front door window”,
page 337
⇒ “5.6 Removing and installing fixed rear door window”,
page 338
5.1
Assembly overview - front door window
1 - Door window
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 329
2 - Locking lug
❑ Component part of fixed
door window
3 - Fixed door window
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 337
4 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 3
❑ 3 Nm
5 - Stickers
❑ Diameter 28 mm
❑ If necessary, manufac‐
ture using commercially
available textile adhe‐
sive tape.
❑ Stickers must cover the
openings completely
6 - Locking lug
❑ Part of mounting for
door window
❑ Qty. 2
❑ For securing the door
window on window reg‐
ulator
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5.2
Assembly overview - rear door window
1 - Rear door
2 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 2
❑ 6 Nm
3 - Stickers
❑ Qty. 2
❑ Diameter 28 mm
4 - Window regulator
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 208
5 - Spreader pin
❑ Together with spreader
plug for securing door
window.
6 - Spreader plug
❑ Together with spreader
pin for securing door
window.
7 - Window regulator motor
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 183
8 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 3
❑ 3 Nm
9 - Inner door cover
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 287
10 - Door window
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 333
11 - Locking lug
❑ Qty. 2
❑ Component part of fixed door window
12 - Fixed door window
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 338
13 - Seal
5.3
Removing and installing front door win‐
dow
Special tools and workshop equipment required
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♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1783-
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Note
Removal and installation are described only for the right door
window. The left side is similar.
Removing
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– Remove front door trim ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep.
gr. 70 ; Front door trims; Removing and installing front door
trim .
– Remove inner window slot seal ⇒ page 155 .
– Remove door inner cover -3- ⇒ page 126 .
– Lever out cable feed.
– Lower door window -2- until locking hooks -4- for door window
are accessible.
Note
♦ If this part of the work cannot be done due to a fault in the window regulator motor, the window regulator
motor can be removed -7-.
♦ The window can then be pushed to required working position.
– Carefully press locking hooks -4- through opening in window.
Lift door window slightly to prevent it from falling back again in
retaining hook.
– Lift door window -1- upwards out of window regulator.
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– Lift door window -1- from behind and swing forwards out of
window channels -2- -arrow-.
Installing
– Insert door window -1- into window channels -2- -arrow-.
Note
Ensure that door window is properly located in window channel.
– Guide door window without force into mounting for door win‐
dow of window regulator.
– Align door window with rear window frame.
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– Press door window -2- into mounting for door window until re‐
taining hooks -7- in door window engage.
The remaining installation steps are carried out in the reverse se‐
quence of removal.
– Before the inner door cover, the cable feed and the door trim
are installed, carry out a functional test.
5.4
Removing and installing rear door win‐
dow
Removing
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– Remove rear door trim ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep.
gr. 70 ; Rear door trims; Removing and installing rear door
trim .
– Remove inner door cover -9-.
– Lower door window -10- until spreader pin -5- and spreader
plug -6- in cut-out of window regulator -4- are accessible.
Note
If work is not possible due to a malfunction caused by the electric window regulator, the window regulator motor
-8- is unbolted -7-. Window can then be pushed to required working position.
– Screw 5 mm bolt (approx. 70 mm long) into spreader pin -5-
and pull bolt together with spreader pin out of spreader plug
-6-.
– Screw 8 mm bolt (approx. 80 mm long) into spreader plug
-6-.
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Note
When screwing bolt into spreader plug, do not apply excessive pressure on plug. It otherwise falls inwards into
door.
– Pull spreader plug -6- out of window regulator guide -4- and,
in doing so, out of door window.
– Remove trim -2- ⇒ page 364 .
– Pull front part of window channel out of mounting.
– Pull door window -1- initially in a straight line -arrow a- and
then upwards at an angle -arrows b- towards vehicle exterior
out of window slot.
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Installing
Note
♦ When installing door window, always renew spreader plug and
spreader pin.
♦ Before inserting spreader plug -2- and spreader pin -3-, check
window glass -9- for damage.
– Insert spreader plug -3- and align centrally with window glass
-1- removed.
– Press spreader pin -2- flush into spreader plug -3-.
– Insert door window -9- into door -arrows-, and push it into win‐
dow regulator guide.
– Engage door window -9- in window regulator -1- by applying
slight pressure from above.
– Then perform remaining installation in reverse order of remov‐
al.
– Carry out functional test before fitting door trim.
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5.5
Removing and installing fixed front door
window
Removing
– Remove front door trim ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep.
gr. 70 ; Front door trims; Removing and installing front door
trim .
– Remove outer window slot seal ⇒ page 153 .
– Remove window channel ⇒ page 150 .
– Pull off sticker -5-, and unscrew bolt -4-.
– Pull inner seal off metal flange.
– Guide release tool - T10236- one after the other under both
clips -2-.
– Push door window -1- outwards slightly when doing this
-arrows a- until clips -2- are pressed out of door -3-.
– Then, pull door window -1- with web upwards -arrow b- out of
door -3-.
Installing
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– Slide door window -1- into door -arrow a-.
– Push door window -1- against door until clips -2- engage au‐
dibly -arrow b-.
– Door window seal must be seated firmly in door frame -3-.
– Tighten bolts -5-, and attach sticker -4-.
Specified torques
♦ Fixed front door window ⇒ page 328
5.6
Removing and installing fixed rear door
window
Removing
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– Remove door trim panel ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep.
gr. 70 ; Rear door trim panels; Removing and installing rear
door trim panel .
– Remove outer window slot seal ⇒ page 211 .
– Remove window channel ⇒ page 208 .
– Lift out cover caps -6-.
– Unscrew bolts -5-.
– Pull seal -2- off metal flange.
– Guide release tool - T10236- one after the other under both
clips -3-.
– When doing this, push door window -1- slightly outwards
-arrow a- until clips -3- are pushed out of door -4-.
– Then, pull door window -1- with web -7- upwards -arrow b- out
of door -4-.
Installing
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– Slide door window -1- into door -arrow a-.
– Push door window against door -5- until clips -6- engage au‐
dibly -arrows-.
– Tighten bolts -4-.
– Pull seal -2- around flange.
– Insert caps -4-.
Specified torques
♦ Fixed rear door window
⇒ “5.2 Assembly overview - rear door window”, page 329 .
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