Left Luggage Compartment Side Trim, Passat Wagon from MY 2006

Left Luggage Compartment Side Trim, Passat Wagon from MY 2006

Removing

- Switch off the ignition.

Vehicles with rear side-airbag:

- Disconnect the battery.

All vehicles:

- Remove the lock carrier cover, Passat Wagon from MY 2006, refer to => [ Lock Carrier Cover, Passat Wagon from MY 2006 ] Lock Carrier Cover, Passat Wagon from MY 2006

- Fold left bench seat and its backrest forward.

- Remove the side cushion:

• With rear side airbag, refer to => [ Side Upholstery with Side Airbag ] Side Upholstery with Side Airbag

• without rear side airbags => [ Side Upholstery without Side Airbag ] Side Upholstery without Side Airbag

- Pull wheel housing trim - 1 - in upper area out of mounts in body.






• For the sake of illustration, wheel housing trim - 1 - and clip - 2 - are depicted as removed.

• Illustration shows left side of vehicle, disengaging wheel housing trim on left side of vehicle is performed accordingly.

Vehicles without track system:

- Remove two bolts - 1 - (6 Nm) and remove tie down - 2 -.

- Remove two bolts - 3 - (6 Nm) and remove tie down - 4 -.

All vehicles:

- Remove bolt - 5 - (4.5 Nm) and remove coat hook bracket - 6 -.

- Remove the clamping pin - 7 - using a screwdriver with hex socket head (3 mm) and remove expanding rivet - 8 -.

- Pull trim - 9 - inward out of retainers in body.

- Thread seat belt - 10 - through both tabs - 11 - of trim - 9 -.

- Slide trim away toward front over bracket for backrest lock - 12 -.

- Remove trim from vehicle.






Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.

• Before installing, check metal clips for damage and replace if necessary.