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Rear door windows

3.1

Tools

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Release tool -T10236-

♦ Torque wrench 2...10 Nm -V.A.G 1783-

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3.2

Assembly overview - rear door window

Note

The right side is shown. The left side is similar.

1 - Door window

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 206

2 - Window guide

❑ Integral part of fixed

door window

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 209

3 - Fixed door window

❑ Integral part of window

guide

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 209

4 - Window regulator guide
5 - Spreader pin

❑ Always renew when

working on door window

6 - Spreader plug

❑ Always renew when

working on door window

7 - Cover
8 - Window regulator

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 215

9 - Window regulator motor

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 212

3.3

Removing and installing door window

Note

♦

The removal and installation sequence is only for the rear right

door window. The removal and installation of the rear left door

window is similar.

♦

When door outer panel has been removed the spreader pin

and spreader plug to remove door window are accessible from

exterior.

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3.3.1

Removing

– Remove rear door trim ⇒  General body repairs, interior; Rep.

Gr.  70 ; Trims, insulation; Door trims .

– Lever out caps -5-.
– Lower door window until spreader pin -3- and spreader plug

-4- are accessible in aperture of window regulator.

Note

If the work step cannot be carried out because there is a fault with

the electric window motor, remove motor to slide window down.

– Screw a 5 mm bolt (approx. 70 mm long) into the spreader pin

-3- and pull out from spreader plug -4-.

– Screw an 8 mm bolt (approx. 80 mm long) into spreader plug

-4-.

Note

Do not exert too great a pressure on the plug because otherwise

the plug will fall into the door.

– Pull spreader plug -4- out of clamping jaws -1- and therefore

out of door window.

– Pull window guide -3- out of mounting.
– Remove screws -2- and pull trim -1- towards B-pillar

-direction of arrow-.

– Pull door window upwards -arrow- out of window slot.

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3.3.2

Installing

Note

♦

When installing door window, always renew spreader plug and

spreader pin.

♦

Before inserting spreader plug and spreader pin check washer

for damage.

– With door window -1- removed insert spreader plug -3- in mid‐

dle - centralised.

– Press spreader pin -2- flush into spreader plug -3-.
– Guide door window -1- into door and place door window on

window regulator guide mounting -4-.

– With light pressure from above -arrow-, engage window -1- in

window regulator guide -4-.

– Then perform remaining installation in reverse order of remov‐

al.

• Carry out functional test function before installing door trim.

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