Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - dash panel central tube
Note
| If electrical wires are disconnected or removed and installed, it
is useful to make corresponding drawings or photos. This guarantees that
everything is re-installed in its original position. |
- For dash panel
- Removing and installing
→ Chapter
 Caution
| If the centre tube is renewed, malfunctions due to
poor earthing may occur. |
-
| |
The earth points must be free of paint,
coatings and corrosion in order to ensure flawless earth
connections. |
-
| |
Threads and contact surfaces between the
central tube and the securing brackets must be free of
paint, coatings and corrosion. Threaded connections are used
as an earth connection for the knee airbag. |
-
| |
The contact surfaces between the left and right
tunnel supports and the tunnel must be paint-free on both
sides. They serve as primary earthing paths.
|
|
Caution
| Risk of failure due to a faulty earth connection. |
| The contact surface must be free of paint, coatings and
corrosion. The bolted connection is used as an earth connection
for the knee airbag. |
|
- Qty. 3
- 4 Nm
- If one of the bolts is over-tightened when installing the heater and air
conditioning unit, use bolt “N. 911.981.01” as a replacement part.
- Allocation
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue
- Removing and installing
→ Chapter
Caution
| Risk of failure due to a faulty earth connection. |
| Thread and contact surface must be free of paint, coatings
and corrosion. The bolted connection is used as an earth
connection for the knee airbag. |
|
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331
...
Other materials:
Removing and installing camshaft adjuster
Special tools for removing and installing the camshaft
adjuster of exhaust camshaft
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Support bracket -10 - 222 A-
...
Renewing LSF Lambda probe (4-pin)
Note
If necessary, replace attachment parts, cable ties or
marking rings to match the uniform probe to the defective probe
as specified.
Do not repair Lambda probe wires, since this can result in
malfunctions.
...
Removing and installing radiator fan -V7
Risk of hand injury caused by the radiator fan
starting automatically.Do not grasp into the radiator fan when
disconnecting the connector.
Removing
Note
Reinstall all cable ties in the same locations when
installing.
...
© 2016-2026 Copyright www.vwgolf.org
Removing and installing crash bar