Removing and installing handle, as of production date 11.2013 — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)

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• Keep the cap and clip for reuse when installing.
• Carefully lever out cap (arrow). Do not use any pointed tools which might damage the handle.
• It is possible for the push button in the handle to be pressed. Never install a handle with the push button pressed in.Move push button to installation position .
• New handle is supplied with installation guard. Do not remove guard until just before installing. To remove, pull out in direction of (arrow).
• Fit handle together with clip and cap in longitudinal direction as far as stop. The push button must face towards rear in (direction of arrow).

📋 Procedure

1. Move selector lever to position "“S”". [Note: Keep the cap and clip for reuse when installing.]
2. Carefully lever out cap (arrow). Do not use any pointed tools which might damage the handle.
3. Pull clip (arrow) out of handle.
4. Move selector lever to position "“N”". [Note: The pushbutton does not need to be pulled out by hand. Push button engages automatically in installation position when handle is pulled off. Do not press button again after removal as it will no longer be possible to install the handle.]
5. ⚠ Since the handle cannot be set to installation position without an installation guard, always secure the push button so that it cannot be pushed unintentionally. — In installation position (arrow) there is a gap between handle and push button.

6. Pull handle off selector lever without pressing push button. After removal, insert a suitable tool, e.g. a screwdriver, into the gap, and secure it against falling out.
7. If the previously removed handle is reinstalled, first insert the clip and cap into the handle, and remove the tool for securing the push button. [Note: It is possible for the push button in the handle to be pressed. Never install a handle with the push button pressed in.Move push button to installation position .]
8. New handle is supplied with installation guard. Do not remove guard until just before installing. To remove, pull out in direction of (arrow).
9. Fit handle together with clip and cap in longitudinal direction as far as stop. The push button must face towards rear in (direction of arrow).
10. Turn handle by 90° in (direction of arrow), and press it down until it engages.
11. Push the push button after installing it. [Note: If the installation procedure is not followed properly, the push button remains inserted in the handle and the selector lever position cannot be changed. In this case, the handle must be removed and set to installation position again.Move push button to installation position .]

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