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Removing and installing window regula‐
tor motor
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1783-
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♦
Note
♦ Removal and installation are described only for the left motor.
Removal and installation of the right motor are similar.
♦ The door control unit - J386/J387- -5- is separated from win‐
dow regulator motor - V14/V15- -1-.
♦ The door control unit - J386/J387- is clipped into door.
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 .
– Tape up door window to prevent it from sliding down.
– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers. Withdraw ig‐
nition key.
– Disconnect connector -5-.
– Remove bolts -4- (qty. 3).
– Remove window regulator motor -3- from mounting brackets
of cable drum.
Installing
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– Position window regulator motor -3- on mounting brackets of
cable drum. Move door window up and down slightly so that
the splines between window regulator motor and cable drum
engage more easily.
– Tighten bolts -4-.
– Connect connector -5-.
– A new control unit -1- must be coded using ⇒ Vehicle diag‐
nostic tester.
– The work procedure and notes on the automatic window rais‐
ing and lowering system as well as on the excess-force limi‐
tation feature can be found in ⇒ Maintenance ; Booklet .
The remaining installation steps are carried out in the reverse se‐
quence of removal.
Specified torques
♦ Bolts
⇒ “2.2 Assembly overview - window regulator”, page 119
2.5
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Note
Removal and installation are described only for the left window
regulator. Removal and installation of the right window lifter mech‐
anism are 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 window regulator motor ⇒ page 121 .
– Remove door window ⇒ page 329 .
– Release locking hook of cable drum -4- and insert into door.
– Unscrew hexagon nuts -5- and insert threaded studs of win‐
dow regulator into door.
– Loosen hexagon nuts -2-, do not remove.
– Loosen clip -3- and push inwards.
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– Push window regulator upwards slightly -arrow a- and press
into door with hexagon nuts -arrow b-.
– Push window regulator in door downwards and forwards
slightly -arrow c-.
– Guide window regulator -1- through opening in door
-arrow d- to remove.
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– Insert window regulator -1- through opening in door
-arrow a- and move to mounting position -arrow b-.
– Insert studs of window regulator through door inner panel
-arrow c- and guide downwards -arrow d-.
– Tighten hexagon nuts -2 and 5-.
– Press cable drum against door inner part until locking devices
-4- engage audibly.
– Attach clip -4- to door.
– Install window regulator motor ⇒ page 121
– Install door window ⇒ page 329
Specified torques
♦ Hexagon nuts
⇒ “2.2 Assembly overview - window regulator”, page 119
2.6
Removing and installing inner door cov‐
er
lk
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Removal wedge - 3409-
Note
Removal and installation are described only for the left cover. The
procedure for the right-hand side is basically the same.
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 .
– Lift lower end of cover -1- -arrow a-.
– Pull cover -1- out of door -arrow b-.
Note
If required for subsequent work, pull cable -3- with grommet -2- out of cover -1-. Separate connector at grommet
(if there is one).
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– Guide cable -3- with grommet -2- in cover -1- -arrow a-.
– Attach grommet -2- to cover -1-.
– Insert cover -1- in door -arrow b-.
– Engage cover -1- around circumference.
Note
♦ Check proper seating of cover by pressing with fingers around circumference.
♦ If fitted, join electrical connector at grommet.
2.7
Removing and installing striker pin
Special tools and workshop equipment required
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♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
♦ Multipoint extended bit - 3410-
Note
Removal and installation are described only for the right door
striker pin. The procedure for the right-hand side is basically the
same.
Removing
– Remove bolts -2- and remove striker -1-.
Installing
Note
A bent striker pin (square U-shape) must be installed.
– Position striker pin -1- on B-pillar -3- with the U-shape facing
inwards. Tighten bolts -2-.
– Adjust striker pin ⇒ page 112 .
Specified torques
Component
Striker
Specified torques
20 Nm
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2.8
Removing and installing cap on door
handle
2.8.1
Removing and installing cap for door
handle, with lock cylinder
Note
♦ When removing lock cylinder cover cap, the screwdriver
should not be turned and the screwdriver should not be used
as a lever.
♦ The lock cylinder and cover cap for lock cylinder are only in‐
stalled on the driver side.
Removing
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– Pull door handle away from door.
– Push a small screwdriver -3- slightly -arrow a- into opening on
underside of lock cylinder cover cap.
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– Pull lock cylinder housing cover cap -1-, together with small
screwdriver, slightly away from door from underside
-arrow b-.
– Push cap upwards off lock cylinder.
Installing
– Pull door handle -1- away from door.
– Push lock cylinder cover cap -2- at a slight angle from above
-arrow a- onto lock cylinder.
– Push lock cylinder cover cap -2- onto door -arrow b- until cover
cap engages in lock cylinder.
2.8.2
Removing and installing cap for door
handle, without lock cylinder
Note
The cover cap is installed when no lock cylinder is fitted.
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Removing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Disassembly and assembly tool - T10539-
– Remove plugs -3-.
– Insert disassembly and assembly tool - T10539- with marking
facing upwards up to locking hook of door handle bracket.
– Pull door handle -2- away from door -arrow b-.
– Push disassembly and assembly tool - T10539- approx. 5 mm
towards front -arrow b- until hook is released.
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There must be a gap -arrow a- between door handle -2- and door.
Note
Do not push the door handle into the door. Otherwise the door handle bracket will be damaged.
– Pull cover cap -1- out of door handle bracket -arrow b-.
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There is a gap between door handle -2- and door -arrow a-.
– Push cover cap -1- into door handle bracket -arrow b-.
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– Slightly press cover cap -1- onto door.
– Insert disassembly and assembly tool - T10539- with marking
facing upwards up to locking hook of door handle bracket.
– Turn disassembly and assembly tool - T10539- in locking hook
by 90° -arrow a-, and pull it out by approx. 5 mm -arrow b- until
hook engages.
Door handle -2- folds down onto door automatically -arrow c-.
– Turn disassembly and assembly tool - T10539- in locking hook
by 90° -arrow a-, and pull it out of door.
– Secure plug -3-.
2.9
Removing and installing lock cylinder
Special tools and workshop equipment required
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Note
♦ The removal and installation sequence is only for the left lock
cylinder. The procedure for the right-hand side is basically the
same.
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♦ Door handle stops in “open” state. Do not push in the door
handle as otherwise the retaining lug on the bearing bracket
will break off and it will no longer be possible to reinstall a re‐
moved door handle.
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– Remove cap for lock cylinder ⇒ page 130 .
– Raise cover -5-.
– Pull out door handle -2- as far as it will go.
– Unscrew bolt -4- onto stop.
– Press in bolt -4- with locking element -6- -arrow a-. Only then
is the lock cylinder released.
– Pull out lock cylinder housing -1- perpendicular to door
-arrow b- from mounting bracket -3-.
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– Push lock cylinder housing -1- into door handle bracket -3- at
a right-angle -arrow a-.
– Screw bolts -4- into door handle bracket. While doing this, the
locking mechanism -6- is pulled automatically in installation
position -arrow b-.
Door handle -2- folds down onto door automatically.
Note
During installation, lock cylinder housing must be pressed against outer door panel.
The remaining installation steps are carried out in the reverse se‐
quence of removal.
•
It is essential that a functional check is then performed with
the door open.
Specified torques
♦ Bolts
⇒ “2.3 Assembly overview - door handle and door lock”, page
120
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2.10
Removing and installing door handle
⇒ “2.10.2 Removing and installing door handle with keyless entry
system”, page 141
2.10.1
Removing and installing door handle
Removing
Note
The removal and installation sequence is only for the left door
handle. The procedure for the right-hand side is basically the
same.
– Depending on version, remove cap for or without lock cylinder
⇒ page 130 and lock cylinder ⇒ page 135 .
– Pull door handle -1- towards rear slightly -arrow a- until it
comes out of support for door handle bracket -2-.
– Swivel door handle in direction of -arrow b-.
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