Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles
| Vehicle with diesel engine: |
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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.
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Release and pull off fuel supply lines
-1- and -2-. |
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Separate plug-in connectors
→ Rep. gr.20. |
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Unclip fuel lines -1- and
-2- from retainer
-arrow- on coolant reservoir
-3-. |
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Remove securing bolts -2-. |
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Open retainer -arrow- and
unclip fuel lines -1-. |
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Then lay fuel filter to one side. |
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Release electrical connector -1-
and pull off. |
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Release catches using a screwdriver
-arrow-. |
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Place coolant expansion tank onto engine. |
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Remove upper toothed belt guard
→ Rep. gr.15. |
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Release connector -1- and pull
off brake light switch -F--2-. |
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Unscrew brake light switch -F- from brake master cylinder. |
| Install in reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
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Ensure that brake light switch -F--1-
seats properly on edge -arrow- of
brake master cylinder. |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - brake servo/brake master
cylinder, RHD vehicles“ |
| Toothed belt guard
→ Rep. gr.15 |
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Removing
Vehicles with diesel engine:
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Remove air hose from air filter housin ...
Note
If there are problems with the brake servo, first check the
brake servo vacuum system
→ Chapter.
Special tools a ...
Other materials:
Headlight range control, instrument and switch lighting
Fig. 83 Next to steering wheel: headlight
range control
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Headlight range control
Depending on what level it is set to, the headlight range control adjusts the
position of the light cones in the headlights according ...
Seat belt protection
Fig. 63 Driver restrained by a properly
positioned seat belt during a sudden braking manoeuvre
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Correctly fastened seat belts can make a major difference.
When fastened properly, seat belts hold the vehicle occupants in ...
Deactivating APP function of wiper motor
The windscreen wiper system is equipped with an APP function
(alternating park position).
With the APP function, the wiper is moved up slightly once
it has reached the lowest position. This occurs every second
time the wiper system is sw ...
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