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Removing and installing adaptive suspension valve blockNX7 — VW

Removing and installing adaptive suspension valve blockNX7 on VW: 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.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove air from accumulator with the vehicle diagnosis system, testing and information systemVAS 5051B.
  2. Activate car jacking mode and place vehicle on lifting platform.
  3. Clean area around pressure retention valve at air spring struts at front.
  4. Unscrew air lines from pressure retention valves of air spring struts at front (1).
  5. Clean area around pressure retention valve at air spring struts at rear.
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  1. Unscrew air lines from pressure retention valves of air spring struts at rear (1).
  2. Remove underbody panelling on right General Body Repairs - Exterior50Underbody panelling
  3. Separate connector (1) from adaptive suspension valve blockNX7.
  4. Unscrew air lines (1) to (6) from adaptive suspension valve blockNX7.
  5. Unscrew bolts (arrows), lower compressor together with adaptive suspension valve blockNX7(1) approx. 10 cm and then secure.
  6. Undo bolts (arrows) and remove adaptive suspension valve blockNX7.
  7. Fill accumulator with the vehicle diagnosis system, testing and information systemVAS 5051B.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.