Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 962

Caution

Risk of damaging the component surfaces.

♦ When positioning a prying tool, put commercially available

adhesive tape over the component in the visible area.

Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Pry the diffusion lens in the marked areas -arrows- using the

-3409- from the Front Interior Lamp - W1- .

– Remove the bulb -1- in the direction of the -arrow A- from the

bulb socket.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while paying attention to

the following:

Caution

There is a risk of damaging the bulb.

♦ Do not touch glass cone of bulb with bare fingers. Fingers

will leave traces of grease on the glass which, when the

bulb is switched on, will evaporate and cloud the glass.

♦ Use clean cloth gloves to insert the bulbs.

– Perform a function test.

1.25

Rear Interior Lamp - W43- Bulb, Remov‐

ing and Installing

⇒ “1.25.1  Rear Interior Lamp W43 Bulb, Removing and Installing,

with Bulbs”, page 253
⇒ “1.25.2  Rear Interior Lamp W43 Bulb, Removing and Installing,

LED”, page 254

1.25.1

Rear Interior Lamp - W43- Bulb, Remov‐

ing and Installing, with Bulbs

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Trim Removal Wedge - 3409-
The Rear Interior Lamp - W43- bulb and the Left Rear Reading

Lamp - W11- and Right Rear Reading Lamp - W12- bulb are one

component.

Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Pry up the diffusion lens -3- for the Rear Interior Lamp - W43-

using the -3409- .

– Remove the bulb -1- in the direction of the -arrow A- from the

bulb socket -2-.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while paying attention to

the following:

Caution

There is a risk of damaging the bulb.

♦ Do not touch glass cone of bulb with bare fingers. Fingers

will leave traces of grease on the glass which, when the

bulb is switched on, will evaporate and cloud the glass.

♦ Use clean cloth gloves to insert the bulbs.

– Perform a function test.

1.25.2

Rear Interior Lamp - W43- Bulb, Remov‐

ing and Installing, LED

The Rear Interior Lamp - W43- bulb and the Left Rear Reading

Lamp - W11- and Right Rear Reading Lamp - W12- bulb are one

component.
The entire interior lamp must be replaced if the Rear Interior Lamp

- W43- is faulty.
– Rear Interior Lamp - W43- removing and installing. Refer to

⇒ “2.31 Rear Interior Lamp/Reading Lamp, Removing and In‐

stalling”, page 275

 .

– Perform a function test.

1.26

Left/Right Rear Reading Lamp -W11- / -

W12- , Removing and Installing

The Left Rear Reading Lamp - W11- bulb and the Rear Interior

Lamp - W43- bulb are the same component.
– Left Rear Reading Lamp - W11- / Right Rear Reading Lamp -

W12- bulb removing and installing. Refer to

⇒ “1.25  Rear Interior Lamp W43 Bulb, Removing and Instal‐

ling”, page 253

 .

1.27

Left/Right Rear Interior Lamp -W47- / -

W48- , Replacing

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Trim Removal Wedge - 3409-

Note

The entire interior lamp must be replaced if there is a defective

bulb in the Left Rear Interior Lamp - W47- / Right Rear Interior

Lamp - W48- .

Removing
– Remove the headliner. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior; Rep. Gr.  70 ;

Roof Trim Panels; Headliner, Removing and Installing .

– Handle the headliner carefully and lay it on a clean surface.
– If equipped, remove adhesive on the catches -1- with a suita‐

ble tool.

– Press the catches -1- and tilt the interior lamp out of the bracket

-2-.

– Also use a -3409- , if necessary, to pry the lamp -1- out of the

bracket -arrow-.

– Unclip the interior lamp -1- at the pivot points -arrow- on both

sides of the lamp out of the bracket -2- using the -3409- .

– Disconnect the connector from the interior lamp.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.