Removing and installing slider: VW Golf Cabriolet
Step-by-step removing and installing slider for the VW Golf Cabriolet: 12 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016)
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- Special adjustment of the slider is not necessary.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 40 Nm (30 lb-ft) | Tighten rear bolt from seat on tunnel side |
| 40 Nm (30 lb-ft) | Tighten rear bolt on tunnel side of seat |
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
- Disengage seat longitudinal adjustment.
- Push front seat backwards onto stop in rearmost position.
- Disengage front seat with handle for easy entry.
- Fold backrest forwards and, at the same time, push seat to foremost position.
- Unscrew rear bolt from seat on tunnel side.
- Push rocker (arrow A) off slider in (direction of arrow) and disengage it.
- Pull slider (1) backwards out of seat rail (2) by tilting slightly in direction of tunnel.
- Insert slider in seat rail (1) by tilting slightly in direction of tunnel.
- Engage slider in rearmost detent hole (arrow).
- Tighten rear bolt from seat on tunnel side (40 Nm) — 40 Nm (30 lb-ft)
- Fold back backrest and, when doing this, slide seat backwards into rearmost position (easy entry system).
- Disengage seat longitudinal adjustment and move front seat into desired seating position. [Note: Special adjustment of the slider is not necessary.]
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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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