Removing and installing door lock

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-

Removing

• Remove rear door trim ⇒ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70; Rear door trims; Removing and installing rear door trim.
• Remove cover ⇒ 2.8 Removing and installing inner door cover.
• Unscrew bolts -4-.
• Remove lock -1- from door -2-.

Releasing Bowden cable to mounting bracket

• Turn Bowden cable -5- 45° and take out of holder -arrow a-.

• Swing Bowden cable -arrow b- until it can be threaded out of eye in door lock -1- -arrow c-.

Releasing Bowden cable to interior door handle

• Turn Bowden cable -6- 45°, and remove it from retainer.
• Swing Bowden cable -arrow d- until it can be threaded out of eye in door lock -1- -arrow e-.

Installing

• Push cover -1- onto guide on door lock -2- -arrow a-.
• Push on cover -1- so that it locks into place on door lock in middle area of lock -2- -arrow b-.

Installation is carried out in the reverse sequence of removal.

• Specified torque of bolts -4-: 18 Nm.

Afterwards, a functional check must be performed, as an incorrectly adjusted or incorrectly engaged cable cannot open the lock.