Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 967

2.23

Driver and Front Passenger Door Con‐

tact Switch - F2- / -F3- , Removing and

Installing

The door contact switch is installed in the door lock and cannot

be replaced individually when faulty.
– Removing and installing the front door lock. Refer to ⇒  Body

Exterior; Rep. Gr.  57 ; Door Components; Door Lock, Re‐

moving and Installing .

2.24

Driver and Passenger Side Rear Power

Window Button -E711- / -E713- , Re‐

moving and Installing

The removal and installation is described for the left side. Re‐

moving and installing on the right side is identical.
Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Remove the rear door trim panel. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior;

Rep. Gr.  70 ; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel,

Removing and Installing .

– Release the hook in the direction of the -arrow A- with a small

screwdriver.

– Release the mounting tab -2- in the direction of the

-arrow B-.

– Remove the window regulator switch -3- from the switch

mount and remove it to the rear.

– Release and disconnect the connector -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
– Perform a function test.

2.25

Left/Right Rear Door Contact Switch -

F10- / -F11- , Removing and Installing

The door contact switch is installed in the door lock and cannot

be replaced individually when faulty.
– Removing and installing the rear door lock. Refer to ⇒  Body

Exterior; Rep. Gr.  58 ; Door Components; Door Lock, Re‐

moving and Installing .

2.26

Start System Button - E378- , Removing

and Installing

Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.

– Remove the selector lever boot. Refer to ⇒  Rep. Gr.  34 ;

Selector Mechanism; Selector Lever Handle, Removing and

Installing .

– Remove the Start System Button - E378- -1- from below out

of the center console -2-. The clips are opened at the same

time.

– Release and disconnect the connectors.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
– Perform a function test.

2.27

Rear Lid Contact Switch, Removing and

Installing

The rear lid contact switch is installed in the rear lid latch and

cannot be replaced separately.
– Rear Lid Latch, Removing and installing. Refer to ⇒  Body Ex‐

terior; Rep. Gr.  55 ; Rear Lid; Lid Latch, Removing and

Installing .

2.28

Driver and Front Passenger Vanity Mir‐

ror Lamp Contact Switch - F147- / -

F148- , Removing and Installing

The vanity mirror contact switch is installed in the sun visor mount

and cannot be replaced separately if faulty.
– Sun Visor, removing and installing. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior;

Rep. Gr.  68 ; Equipment; Sun Visor, Removing and Installing .

2.29

Sunroof Button - E325- , Removing and

Installing

Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Remove the Front Interior Lamp - WX1- . Refer to

⇒ “2.30 Front Interior Lamp/Reading Lamp, Removing and In‐

stalling”, page 275

 .

– Remove the bolts -arrows-.
– Remove the button -1- from the interior lamp.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
– Perform a function test.
Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “2.6 Component Location Overview - Controls in Roof Trim

Panel”, page 264

2.30

Front Interior Lamp/Reading Lamp, Re‐

moving and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Trim Removal Wedge - 3409-
The switch module is a component of the Front Interior Lamp -

WX1- and cannot be removed separately.
Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Remove the mirror base cover. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior; Rep.

Gr.  68 ; Rearview Mirror; Overview - Rearview Mirror .

– Pry the diffusion lens in the marked areas -arrows- using the

-3409- from the Front Interior Lamp - WX1- .

Only Front Interior Lamp - WX1- with LED-Technology
– Release and disconnect the connectors.
All Versions
– Push the catches in the direction of the -arrow A- and remove

the Front Interior Lamp - WX1- .

– Release and disconnect the connectors.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while paying attention to

the following:
– Install the Front Interior Lamp - WX1- in the roof opening.
– Install the diffusion lens in the Front Interior Lamp - WX1- .
– Perform a function test.

2.31

Rear Interior Lamp/Reading Lamp, Re‐

moving and Installing

The button is a permanent component of the Rear Interior Lamp

- WX2- and cannot be removed separately.

Caution

Risk of damaging the component surfaces.

♦ When positioning a prying tool, put commercially available

adhesive tape over the component in the visible area.

The Rear Interior Lamp - WX2- is held in place by a dual-stage

locking mechanism.
Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.

– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Pry the diffusion lens -1- with a narrow screwdriver in the di‐

rection of the -arrow A-.

– Remove the diffusion lens -1- from the Rear Interior Lamp -

WX2- -2-.

– Release the catches -2- with a narrow screwdriver in the di‐

rection of the -arrow A-.

– Push the locking mechanism -1- in the direction of the

-arrow B-.

– Remove the Rear Interior Lamp - WX2- -1- out of the roof

opening in the direction of the -arrow A-.

– Release the connector safety catch in the direction of the

-arrow B- and disconnect the connector in the direction of the

-arrow C-.

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

the following:

Note

The connector must point in the direction of travel/

– Push the locking mechanism -1- opposite the direction of the

-arrow B-. The catches -2- must engage securely.

– Perform a function test.