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Removing and installing exhaust gas temperature sender 2G448, CC — VW

Removing and installing exhaust gas temperature sender 2G448, CC on VW: 15 steps, engines CUVA, CUVC, CUVE, CUWA.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

15 steps 7 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016), VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)

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  • Only two nuts are installed.
  • Fit cable ties in the same place when installing.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove engine cover panel .
  2. Remove nuts (arrows). [Note: Only two nuts are installed.]
  3. Remove heat shield (1).
  4. Open heat insulation sleeve (1).
  5. Remove connector (5) from retainer, release it, and pull it off.
CUVA? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Lay wire to one side.
  2. Disconnect connectors (3) and (4), and lay wiring harness to one side.
  3. Remove bolt (2).
  4. Lay bracket with pressure differential senders to one side.
  5. Release and pull off connector .
  6. Remove connector from bracket.
  7. Lay wiring harness to one side.
  8. Remove Lambda probe 1 before catalytic converterGX10.
  9. Unscrew exhaust temperature sender 2G448(2). [Note: Fit cable ties in the same place when installing.]
  10. ⚠ Loose exhaust gas temperature senders cause malfunctions.The thread of exhaust gas temperature sender 2G448 is coated. Do NOT additionally coat it with high temperature paste and always adhere to the specified torque. — Electrical connections and routing .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.