Removing and installing parking lock — VW
Removing and installing parking lock on VW: 13 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, 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 code 6Z1
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- Verify again that the gearbox selector lever is set to position »P«.To do so, use your hand to press the gearbox selector lever to stop in direction of the cable support bracket.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) + 90° | Screw in new bolts (2), specified torque |
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) + 90° | Screw in new bolts (2), tightening torque |
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
- Remove rear silencer 26Exhaust pipes/silencers; Removing and installing rear silencer.
- Observe safety precautions when working on the high-voltage system .
- ⚠ Before work on the high-voltage system is started, a high-voltage technician must de-energise the high-voltage system Electrical system93General warning instructions for work on high-voltage system; De-energising high-voltage system.The types of work for which the high-voltage system has to be de-energised are indicated in the list entitled "“Work on high-voltage system”"Electrical system93General warning instructions for work on high-voltage system. — Using removal lever80 - 200, lever selector lever cable (1) off gearbox selector lever (2). [Note: Verify again that the gearbox selector lever is set to position »P«.To do so, use your hand to press the gearbox selector lever to stop in direction of the cable support bracket.]
- Unscrew bolt (1).
- Remove gearbox selector lever (2).
- Unscrew bolts (3).
- Remove cover (4) for parking lock.
- Unscrew bolts (1).
- Remove parking lock (2) from dowel sleeves.
- Apply multi-purpose toolVW 771 with extractor tool VW 771/37 behind parking lock and remove parking lock by pulling on alternate sides.
- Clean sealing surface and cover for parking lock.
- Adjust selector lever cable .
- Re-energise high-voltage system and carry out documentation Electrical system, hybrid vehicles93Re-energising high-voltage system.
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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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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.