Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Notes on releasing and dismantling contact housings
 Note
| Observe the general notes on repairs to the vehicle
electrical system
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| To release, always use the correct release tools. Under no
circumstances should the contacts be pulled out of the contact
housings with force. |
| Damaged contact housings must always be replaced. New
contact housings can be ordered from the OTC in Kassel. |
| As an aid to disengage the secondary locking mechanisms, a
small screwdriver can be used. |
| The socket/pin assignment can be found stamped on the
secondary locking mechanism or on the rear of the contact
housing. |
| For more detailed information about the locations of
connectors, see → Current
flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations. |
| Allocation of the correct release tool to the respective
locking devices can be gleaned from the table in the
→ operating instructions of VAS 1978/35. |
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Note
For technical reasons, the contact housings for cut and
clamp technique can only be supplied with the cut ...
The secondary locking mechanism is a housing catch (second
line locking mechanism) that secures all the wires in one
contact housing. If a secondary locking mechanism ...
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and safety warnings For reasons of vehicle registration and vehicle taxation,
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O-ring
Use only O-rings that are resistant to refrigerant R134a and
related refrigerant oils. O-rings are no longer colour-coded.
Coloured and black O-rings are used.
Check that the O-rings used have the correct internal
diameters.
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Removing and installing steering lock housing
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Socket -T10424-
Removing
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Remove steering column switch module
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Repairs to contact housings using cut and clamp technique
Secondary locking element