Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Service manual - part 396

Installing

Note

♦

Before installing the instrument panel central tube, line it up

with the markings made before it was removed.

♦

Check all the fasteners for damage and replace if necessary.

Install in reverse order of removal while paying attention to the

following:

Caution

If the central tube is to be replaced with a new part, malfunc‐

tions due to faulty ground connections cannot be ruled out.

♦ The ground connections must be free of paint, coating,

and corrosion so that an error-free ground connection is

guaranteed.

♦ Mounting threads and contact surfaces between the cen‐

tral tube and securing brackets must also be free of paint,

coating, and corrosion. The threaded connections serve

as the ground connection for the knee airbag.

♦ The contact surfaces for the left and right tunnel support

must be free of paint on both sides. These serve as the

main ground path.

Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “4.1 Overview - Instrument Panel Central Tube”, page 225

Component

Tightening Specification

Nut to central tube ground con‐

nection

9 Nm

4.5

Driver Side Impact Absorber, Removing

and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1783 - 2-10Nm - VAG1783-

Removing
– Remove the instrument panel. Refer to

⇒ “3.6 Instrument Panel, Removing and Installing”,

page 213

 .

Left Driver Side Impact Absorber
– Remove the spreader plug -2-.
– Remove the bolts -3-.
– Remove the left driver side impact absorber -1- from the cen‐

tral tube.

Right Driver Side Impact Absorber
– Remove the spreader plug -2-.
– Remove the bolt -3-.

– Remove the right driver side impact absorber -1- from the

central tube.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “4.2 Overview - Driver Side Impact Absorber”, page 227

5

Passenger Compartment Trim

⇒ “5.1 Component Location Overview - Vehicle Interior Trim Pan‐

el”, page 234
⇒ “5.2 Overview - Sill Panel Strip”, page 238
⇒ “5.3 Overview - A-Pillar Trim Panel”, page 239
⇒ “5.4 Overview - B-Pillar Trim Panel”, page 240
⇒ “5.5 Overview - C-Pillar Trim Panel”, page 242
⇒ “5.6 Overview - D-Pillar Trim Panel”, page 244
⇒ “5.7 Overview - Side Trim Panel”, page 246
⇒ “5.8 Overview - Wheel Housing Trim Panel”, page 246
⇒ “5.9 Overview - Foot Rest and Carpet”, page 249
⇒ “5.10 Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing”, page 249
⇒ “5.11 A-Pillar Gap Cover, Removing and Installing”,

page 251
⇒ “5.12 A-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”,

page 252
⇒ “5.13 B-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”,

page 256
⇒ “5.14 C-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”,

page 261
⇒ “5.15 D-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”,

page 264
⇒ “5.16 Side Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”, page 265
⇒ “5.17 Wheel Housing Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”,

page 267
⇒ “5.18 Foot Rest, Removing and Installing”, page 271
⇒ “5.19 Carpet, Removing and Installing”, page 272

5.1

Component Location Overview - Vehicle

Interior Trim Panel

⇒ “5.1.1 Component Location Overview - Vehicle Interior Trim

Panel, 2-Door Sedan”, page 234
⇒ “5.1.2 Component Location Overview - Vehicle Interior Trim

Panel, 4-Door Sedan”, page 236
⇒ “5.1.3 Component Location Overview - Passenger Compart‐

ment Trim, Wagon”, page 237

5.1.1

Component Location Overview - Vehicle Interior Trim Panel, 2-Door Sedan

1 - Rear Shelf

❑ Clipped in the mounts

for the rear shelf com‐

partment

2 - C-Pillar Trim Panel

❑ Overview. Refer to

⇒ “5.5 Overview - C-Pil‐

lar Trim Panel”,

page 242

 .

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “5.14 C-Pillar Trim

Panel, Removing and

Installing”, page 261

 .

3 - Side Trim Panel

❑ Overview. Refer to

⇒ “5.7 Overview - Side

Trim Panel”, page 246

 .

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “5.16 Side Trim Panel,

Removing and Instal‐

ling”, page 265

 .

4 - B-Pillar Trim Panel

❑ Overview. Refer to

⇒ “5.4 Overview - B-Pil‐

lar Trim Panel”,

page 240

 .

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “5.13.1 B-Pillar Trim

Panel, Removing and

Installing, 2-Door Se‐

dan”, page 256

 .

5 - Sill Panel Strip

❑ Overview. Refer to 

⇒ “5.2 Overview - Sill Panel Strip”, page 238

 .

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to

⇒ “5.10.1 Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing, 2-Door Sedan”, page 249

 .

6 - A-Pillar Upper Trim Panel

❑ Overview. Refer to 

⇒ “5.3 Overview - A-Pillar Trim Panel”, page 239

 .

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ “5.12 A-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”, page 252

 .

7 - A-Pillar Gap Cover

❑ Overview. Refer to 

⇒ “5.3 Overview - A-Pillar Trim Panel”, page 239

 .

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ “5.11 A-Pillar Gap Cover, Removing and Installing”, page 251

 .

8 - A-Pillar Lower Trim Panel

❑ Overview. Refer to 

⇒ “5.3 Overview - A-Pillar Trim Panel”, page 239

 .

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ “5.12 A-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”, page 252

 .