Removing and installing interface for entry and start system J965, NAR — VW
Removing and installing interface for entry and start system J965, NAR on VW: 11 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes AU1, BX5
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- Ensure that interface for entry and start system J965 engages audibly in bracket.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
- Remove ignition key, if inserted.
- Remove glove compartment General body repairs, Interior68Compartments/covers; Removing and installing glove compartment.
- Press bracket (3) at rear in direction of arrow (A) off interface for entry and start system J965(1).
- Remove interface for entry and start authorisation system J965(1) from bracket (3) in direction of arrow (B).
- Release connector (2) and disconnect.
- Press locking detent (1) to disconnect connector.
- Swing retainer in (direction of arrow) and pull off connector.
- Unscrew bolts (arrows) from bracket (1).
- Remove bracket (1) from heater and air conditioning unit.
- Ensure that interface for entry and start system J965 engages audibly in bracket.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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