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Removing and installing button to open rear lid window E361 — VW

Removing and installing button to open rear lid window E361 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 I (7L, 2002–2010)

  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
  • Special tools named: locking pin

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove wiper arm .
  2. Remove hexagon nuts (1).
  3. Open rear window; emergency rear window release .
  4. Release cover (1) in (direction of arrow) from fasteners and remove.
  5. Push insulation (1) aside in (direction of arrow), thus exposing connector.
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  1. Disconnect connector (arrow).
  2. Remove securing nuts (arrows).
  3. Remove locking pin (1) and wiper shaft with crank (2).
  4. Remove button to open rear window E361.
  5. Tighten securing nuts (arrows) to specified torque setting .
  6. Tighten hexagon nut (1) to specified torque setting .
  7. Install wiper arm .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.