Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 230

– Remove the gas-filled struts -3-. Refer to

⇒ “2.12 Gas-Filled Strut, Removing and Installing”,

page 70

 .

– Now remove the bolts -5- and the rear lid -1-.

Installing
– Install the rear lid -1- with a second technician.
– Install the gas-filled struts -3-. Refer to

⇒ “2.12 Gas-Filled Strut, Removing and Installing”,

page 70

 .

– Guide the wires -2- into the rear lid and install the rubber

grommet.

– Connect the connectors of any electrical components.
Installation is performed in reverse order of the removal.
– Perform a function test on the unlocking components before

closing the rear lid.

– Adjust the rear lid. Refer to

⇒ “2.3 Rear Lid, Adjusting”, page 55

 .

2.2.2

Rear Lid, Removing and Installing,

Wagon

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm - VAG1331-

Removing
– Remove the rear lid upper trim panel. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior;

Rep. Gr.  70 ; Luggage Compartment Trim Panels; Rear Lid

Upper Trim Panel, Removing and Installing .

– Remove the rear lid lower trim panel. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior;

Rep. Gr.  70 ; Luggage Compartment Trim Panels; Rear Lid

Lower Trim Panel, Removing and Installing .

– Remove the high-mounted brake lamp. Refer to ⇒  Electrical

Equipment; Rep. Gr.  94 ; High-Mounted Brake Lamp; High-

Mounted Brake Lamp, Removing and Installing .

– Disconnect the connectors -2- from the equipped electrical

components.

– Guide the wires with the rubber grommet -5- out of the rear lid.

– Loosen the bolts -4- on the left and right hinges, but do not

remove them.

A second technician is required for the rest of the removal pro‐

cedure.
– Remove the gas-filled struts -3-. Refer to

⇒ “2.12 Gas-Filled Strut, Removing and Installing”,

page 70

 .

– Now remove the bolts -4- and the rear lid -1-.

Installing
– Install the rear lid -1- with a second technician.
– Install the gas-filled struts -3-. Refer to

⇒ “2.12 Gas-Filled Strut, Removing and Installing”,

page 70

 .

– Guide the wires -2- into the rear lid and install the rubber

grommet.

– Connect the connectors of any electrical components.
Installation is performed in reverse order of the removal.

– Perform a function test on the unlocking components before

closing the rear lid.

– Adjust the rear lid. Refer to

⇒ “2.3 Rear Lid, Adjusting”, page 55

 .

2.3

Rear Lid, Adjusting

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm - VAG1331-
♦ Gauge - Gap Adjustment - 3371-

Note

♦

The vehicle must be on all four wheels when adjusting the rear lid.

♦

The latch -2- is bolted directly to the rear lid -1-. The latch cannot be adjusted.

♦

The left and right adjusting buffers -4- are not meant for adjusting. They stabilize and cushion the rear lid.

♦

The rear lid is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap dimension when closed. It is not too far

inward or outward. And the contours align.

♦

The rear lid must engage in the striker without great force.