Removing and installing battery fan: VW Touareg II
Step-by-step removing and installing battery fan for the VW Touareg II: 12 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)
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- Bolts with locking fluid are used to secure fan and exhaust air duct.New bolts must be used when installing.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft) | Tighten securing bolts for exhaust air duct to hybrid battery unitAX1 |
| 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft) | Tighten securing bolts for fan to hybrid battery unitAX1 |
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
- ⚠ High-voltage in the hybrid vehicle's high-voltage system. Danger of electric shock! Work on the high-voltage system is also necessary for the following work sequence. Now de-energise the high-voltage system . — De-energising the high-voltage system
- Removing hybrid battery unitAX1.
- Unscrew 6 securing bolts (1) and remove exhaust air duct.
- Unclip connector for fan to be removed from connector bracket on hybrid battery unitAX1.
- Unscrew 3 securing bolts (2) for relevant fan and remove fan from hybrid battery unitAX1. [Note: Bolts with locking fluid are used to secure fan and exhaust air duct.New bolts must be used when installing.]
- Position relevant fan on hybrid battery unitAX1 and tighten with 3 securing bolts (2).
- Tighten securing bolts for fan to hybrid battery unitAX1 to 10 Nm. — 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft)
- Engage connector for fan in connector bracket on hybrid battery unitAX1.
- Position exhaust air duct on hybrid battery unitAX1 and bolt with 6 securing bolts (1).
- Tighten securing bolts for exhaust air duct to hybrid battery unitAX1 to 10 Nm. — 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft)
- Installing hybrid battery unitAX1.
- Re-energising the high-voltage system and documentation .
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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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