Removing and installing towing bracket: VW Golf VII Variant

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf VII Variant (BA)

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• Ensure that grommet on Bowden cable (2) is properly secured in cross panel.The locking mechanism (6) must engage audibly.
• The bolts (4) function as plugs and seal the passenger compartment against exhaust fumes, and must without exception be installed. — Perform functional check after installation of towing bracket.

📋 Procedure

1. Use a screwdriver (3) to release catch (arrow a).
2. Pull out screwdriver (arrow b).
3. Push locking mechanism upwards (arrow c).
4. Pull operating mechanism (1) off Bowden cable (4)(arrow d).
5. Remove bumper cover .

6. Locking mechanism (7) is released.
7. Pull release lever (6) off Bowden cable (2)(arrow a).
8. Pull Bowden cable (3) with guide (3) out of panels of lock carrier (arrow c).
9. Pull Bowden cable together with grommet (3) out of vehicle.
10. Separate electrical wiring behind forced ventilation and pull out of vehicle.
11. Remove bolts (5).
12. Pull towing bracket (1) in a parallel movement out of longitudinal members. [Note: Ensure that grommet on Bowden cable (2) is properly secured in cross panel.The locking mechanism (6) must engage audibly.]
13. ⚠ The bolts (4) function as plugs and seal the passenger compartment against exhaust fumes, and must without exception be installed. — Perform functional check after installation of towing bracket.

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