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Installing handle: VW Touareg I 4.9 TDI (CBWA)

Step-by-step installing handle for the VW Touareg I 4.9 TDI (CBWA): 14 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

14 steps 1 engine code engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Touareg I (7L, 2002–2010)

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  • To ensure insert locking lugs assume correct position in recesses in handle:
  • III - Now press handle onto selector lever to stop. It must be felt to engage.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Refit assembly aid (A) (included with new handle).
  2. Push clip in again.
  3. Push insert onto stop in handle. [Note: To ensure insert locking lugs assume correct position in recesses in handle:]
  4. Slide insert approx. 1 mm back and forth in handle by hand.
  5. Insert clip (2).
CBWA? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. I - Push insert into handle to stop, and then slide upwards (arrow).
  2. II - Fit sleeve onto handle.
  3. Move selector lever to position "„N“".
  4. I - Guide sleeve carefully through sliding cover and cross-slide lying underneath.
  5. When inserting, take care to guide the sleeve very carefully through cover strip. Pressing in the sleeve without taking care will break the cover strip.
  6. II - Push on handle (handle pointing front to rear) to stop, then turn.
  7. III - Now press handle onto selector lever to stop. It must be felt to engage.
  8. Remove assembly aid (A), depress button and pull sleeve upwards.
  9. Remove backing from adhesive surface and apply sticker (arrow).

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.