Removing and installing tail light — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Caddy III (2K, 2004–2015); platform code 2C0

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• On vehicles with rear wing doors, the trim (2) has an opening through which the wiring harness passes into the rear wing door. Removal and installation on vehicles with rear lid is the same as on vehicles with rear wing doors.
• If ball head stud has been removed (e.g. to facilitate body repairs), it must be screwed into body as far as it will go.On vehicles with a rear lid, the rear lid remains open during installation.
• On vehicles with rear wing doors, the wiring harness must be fed through the recess in the trim (2).

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📋 Procedure

1. Switch off ignition and all electrical loads, and pull out ignition key.
2. Open rear lid or rear wing door. [Note: On vehicles with rear wing doors, the trim (2) has an opening through which the wiring harness passes into the rear wing door. Removal and installation on vehicles with rear lid is the same as on vehicles with rear wing doors.]
3. Unclip trim (2) from catches (arrows A) in tail light (3).
4. Pull guide lugs (1) of trim out of slits (arrows B) of the tail light and remove trim.
5. Remove securing bolts (arrows).

6. Pull mountings of tail light out of ball head studs in (direction of arrow).
7. Release and disconnect connector (1) and remove tail light (2) from vehicle. [Note: If ball head stud has been removed (e.g. to facilitate body repairs), it must be screwed into body as far as it will go.On vehicles with a rear lid, the rear lid remains open during installation.]
8. Close doors of vehicles with rear wing doors.
9. Push tail light together with mountings onto ball head studs in (direction of arrow).
10. Open doors of vehicles with rear wing doors.
11. Tighten securing bolts (arrows) to 3.5 Nm. — 3.5 Nm (2.6 lb-ft)
12. Insert guide lugs (1) of trim (2) into slots (arrows B) of tail light (3). [Note: On vehicles with rear wing doors, the wiring harness must be fed through the recess in the trim (2).]
13. Press trims (2) into catches (arrows A) of tail light (3) until they audibly engage.

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