Adjusting door window — VW
Adjusting door window on VW: 18 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 138
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- One turn = 1 mm adjustment.Clockwise = raises door window, anticlockwise = lowers door window.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft) | Loosen clamping jaws, push door window (arrow) into window channel and tighten clamping… |
| 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft) | Tighten clamping jaws by means of bolts (4 |
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
- Move door window (1) all the way down for basic adjustment.
- Press button again; only then will the window move to the final stop position.
- Remove caps on underside of door.
- Screw front and rear adjustment screws (2) downwards completely.
- Turn front and rear adjustment screws (2) exactly 12 turns upwards.
- Remove front door trim General body repairs, interior70Front door trims; Removing and installing front door trim.
- Loosen bolts (4).
- Adjust door window.
- Tighten bolts (4).
- Hang gauge T10391 on door window.
- Adjust dimension (6).
- Move door window all the way down for adjustment.
- Remove caps on underside of door.
- Turn adjustment screws (2) on window regulator (3) until dimensions are achieved. [Note: One turn = 1 mm adjustment.Clockwise = raises door window, anticlockwise = lowers door window.]
- Remove plugs (3) on lower edge of door.
- Loosen bolts (2).
- Adjust window regulator (1)(arrow a), until dimension is achieved.
- Tighten bolt (2).
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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