Removing and installing 10.2009 ►: VW Passat CC / CC
Step-by-step removing and installing 10.2009 ► for the VW Passat CC / CC: 16 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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📋 Procedure
- ⚠ When batteries are disconnected and reconnected, the procedure described in the workshop manual must be strictly observed . — 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.
- ⚠ The removal and installation of individual components of the steering column switch must be performed in a specified sequence . — 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.
- Release both fasteners (arrows) and pull off complete steering column combination switch E595 straight backwards from steering column switch base.
- Push steering column combination switch E595 straight into guides on steering column switch base until it securely engages.
- Install all parts in reverse order of removal.
- ⚠ The removal and installation of individual components of the steering column switch must be performed in a specified sequence . — 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 securing bolt (arrow) and pull off complete steering column combination switch E595(1) straight backwards from steering column switch base.
- Push steering column combination switch E595 straight into guides on steering column switch base.
- Screw in securing bolt (arrow).
- Install all parts in reverse order of removal.
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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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