Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Brake system / Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo / Brake servo and brake master cylinder / Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

Removing

Vehicle with diesel engine:

–	Remove engine cover panel → Rep. gr.10.

The fuel system is pressurised.Risk of injury due to fuel which may spurt out.Wear eye pretection.Wear protective gloves.Release pressure: place clean cloth around connection, and carefully open connection.

–	Release and pull off fuel supply lines -1- and -2-.

–	Separate plug-in connectors → Rep. gr.20.

–	Unclip fuel lines -1- and -2- from retainer -arrow- on coolant reservoir -3-.

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–	Remove securing bolts -2-.

–	Unscrew nut -1-.

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–	Open retainer -arrow- and unclip fuel lines -1-.

–	Then lay fuel filter to one side.

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–	Release electrical connector -1- and pull off.

–	Release catches using a screwdriver -arrow-.

–	Place coolant expansion tank onto engine.

–	Remove upper toothed belt guard → Rep. gr.15.

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–	Release connector -1- and pull off brake light switch -F--2-.

–	Remove bolt -arrow-.

–	Unscrew brake light switch -F- from brake master cylinder.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–	Ensure that brake light switch -F--1- seats properly on edge -arrow- of brake master cylinder.

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - brake servo/brake master cylinder, RHD vehicles“

Toothed belt guard → Rep. gr.15

Fuel filter → Rep. gr.20

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

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