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Removing and installing the handle with the black plastic part — VW

Removing and installing the handle with the black plastic part 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Passat B5 (3B)

📋 Procedure

  1. Set selector lever in position "“3”".
  2. Slide sleeve (1) downwards.
  3. Pull the button (2) out of handle (3) just enough that the pull lever (arrow) hangs downwards.
  4. Now pull handle off selector lever.
  5. Set selector lever in position "“3”".
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  1. Pull the button (2) out of handle (3) just enough that the pull lever (arrow) hangs downwards.
  2. Now press the handle on selector lever onto stop.
  3. Pull button out slightly and guide pull lever (arrow) into handle.
  4. Press button so that pull lever engages in pull rod (4).
  5. Slide the sleeve (1) upwards.
  6. Set selector lever in position "“P”".

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.