Removing and installing ► 10.2009: VW Passat CC / CC
Step-by-step removing and installing ► 10.2009 for the VW Passat CC / CC: 12 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat CC (357, 2008–2012), VW CC (358, 2012–2017)
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- In the event of faults in the steering column combination switch E595, the coding of the steering column electronics control unit J527 must be checked using final control diagnosis.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ When batteries are disconnected and reconnected, the procedure described in the workshop manual must be strictly observed . — Disconnect battery . [Note: If a new steering column electronics control unit J527 is installed, it must be coded .In the event of faults in the steering column switch, the coding of the steering column electronics control unit J527 must be checked in final control diagnosis.Additional information:]
- ⚠ Danger of triggering airbag!Improper handling of the airbag unit may trigger the airbag!Observe safety measures when working on the airbag Technical data00Safety instructions; Airbag safety instructions. — Remove steering wheel Steering48Steering wheel; Removing and installing steering wheel.
- Remove steering column trim Interior equipment68Storage compartments/covers; Removing and steering column trim.
- Disconnect battery .
- ⚠ Danger of triggering airbag!Improper handling of the airbag unit may trigger the airbag!Observe safety measures when working on the airbag Technical data00Safety instructions; Airbag safety instructions. — Remove steering wheel Steering48Steering wheel; Removing and installing steering wheel.
- Remove steering column trim Interior equipment68Storage compartments/covers; Removing and steering column trim.
- Remove steering column electronics control unit J527.
- Remove airbag coil connector and return ring with slip ring F138.
- Remove segment sender for steering angle sensor .
- Remove both bolts (arrows) from top side of steering column combination switch E595.
- Pull steering column combination switch E595 backwards from steering column.
- Tighten threaded connections to specified torque . [Note: In the event of faults in the steering column combination switch E595, the coding of the steering column electronics control unit J527 must be checked using final control diagnosis.]
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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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