Upshift/Back-Up Light Switch - Connector Change
90vw04Subject: Transmission upshift/back-up light switch - Wiring change to connector when replacing switch
Model(s): Rabbit, Rabbit Convertible, Jetta, Scirocco Through m.y. 1984
Group: 97
Number: 90-01
Date: May 31, 1990
Note
This Technical Bulletin is a reprint of VW Product Circular 97-85-02, April 30, 1985.
CAUTION
Part numbers are for reference only. Always check with your Parts Department for latest parts information.
The original equipment transmission upshift/ back-up light switch Part No. 171 919 823J has been superceded by a new switch Part No. 191 919 823.
The wiring of the switch connector must be changed after installing a new switch.
Rabbit - Through m.y. 1984
^ move Green/Blue wire from terminal 1 to terminal 2
^ move Brown wire from terminal 3 to terminal 7
On 4-speed transmissions, ^ move Brown wire from terminal 5 to terminal 6
On 5-speed transmissions, ^ remove Brown wire from terminal 5 and tape to wiring harness
^ move Violet/Yellow wire from terminal 4 to terminal 5 (on both 4-speed and 5-speed transmissions)
Rabbit Convertible, Jetta, Scirocco
- Through m.y. 1984
^ move Black wire from terminal 1 to terminal 2
On 4-speed transmissions, ^ move White/Green wire from terminal 5 to terminal 6
On 5-speed transmissions, ^ move White/Green wire from terminal 5 to terminal 7
^ move Brown wire from terminal 4 to terminal 5 (on both 4-speed and 5-speed transmissions)