Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 734

♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
♦ Remove the ignition key.
♦ When removing and installing components that are in view

(switches, covers, trim), mask off areas where tools ( re‐

moval wedge -VAS 3409- , screwdriver) are used to lever

out those components using commercially available

masking tape.

Removing
– Use removal wedge -VAS 3409- to carefully prise lens out of

front interior light -W1- -arrow-.

– Press contact plate -1- of front interior light -W1- to side

-arrow- and remove festoon bulb -2-, together with contact

plate, from front interior light -W1- .

– Pull contact plate -arrow- off defective festoon bulb.
– Fit contact plate onto new festoon bulb (12 V/10 W).

Caution

♦ Do not touch glass envelope when fitting bulb. Fingers

leave traces of grease on the glass envelope, which evap‐

orate when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass

envelope to cloud over.

Installing
Installation is carried out in reverse order of removal.

6.1.3

Removing and installing centre reading

lights

Left centre reading light -W39- / right centre reading light -W40-

are removed and installed in same way and description is only

given for one.

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– Turn bulb holder -arrows- of left centre reading light -W39- by

90° to the left.

– Remove bulb holder together with bulb out of left centre read‐

ing light -W39- .

– Carefully pull glass-base bulb out of bulb holder.
– Renew glass-base bulb (12 V/5 W).

Caution

♦ Do not touch glass envelope when fitting bulb. Fingers

leave traces of grease on the glass envelope, which evap‐

orate when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass

envelope to cloud over.

Installing
Installation is carried out in reverse order of removal.

6.2

Front interior light -W1- (with sunroof)

The following components are built into the front interior light -

W1- :
♦ Front interior light -W1-
♦ Left centre reading light -W39-
♦ Right centre reading light -W40-
♦ Sunroof switch -E8-
Components cannot be renewed individually. Complete front in‐

terior light -W1- must be renewed.
– Renew front interior light -W1- 

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6.2.1

Removing and installing front interior

light -W1-

Special tools and workshop equipment required

6. Lights and switches in roof trim    

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Caution

♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
♦ Remove the ignition key.
♦ When removing and installing components that are in view

(switches, covers, trim), mask off areas where tools ( re‐

moval wedge -VAS 3409- , screwdriver) are used to lever

out those components using commercially available

masking tape.

Removing
– Use removal wedge -VAS 3409- to carefully prise trim out of

front interior light -W1- -arrows-.

– Remove bolts -arrows-.
– Remove front interior light -W1- out of console in moulded

headliner.

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6.2.2

Removing and installing sliding sunroof

switch -E8-

Removing
– Remove front interior light -W1- 

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– Disconnect connector -arrow-.

– Release locking lugs -arrows- and remove sunroof switch -E8-

from installation frame.

Installing
Installation is carried out in reverse order of removal.

6.2.3

Removing and installing bulb of front in‐

terior light -W1-

Special tools and workshop equipment required

6. Lights and switches in roof trim    

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