Removing and installing trim on sill side: VW Touareg II
Step-by-step removing and installing trim on sill side for the VW Touareg II: 18 steps, 2 torque figures.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)
- Renewed: backrest adjustment wheel
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- For greater clarity, the retaining clip is shown removed in the illustration.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 2 Nm (1.5 lb-ft) | Remove bolt (1 |
| 2.5 Nm (1.8 lb-ft) | Unscrew bolt (1 |
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
- Press clamping pin (1) inwards and remove spreader clip (2).
- Release locking lug at transition to storage compartment at front of seat.
- Pull trim upwards off seat.
- Disconnect the wiring harnesses from the driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch E176, the driver seat adjustment operating unit E470 and the switch for driver multicontour seat E658.
- Install in reverse order of removal.
- Turn backrest adjustment wheel (1) until a fastener can be seen from the rear (arrow A). If necessary, use a torch for this.
- Turn backrest adjustment wheel (1) until a fastener can be seen from the rear (arrow A). If necessary, use a torch for this.
- Hook assembly tool3399 in and lever in (direction of arrow B).
- Turn backrest adjustment wheel 120° further.
- Hook assembly tool3399 in and lever in (direction of arrow B).
- Remove backrest adjustment wheel.
- Press clamping pin (1) inwards and remove spreader clip (2).
- Pull height adjustment handle (4) upwards.
- Using a small screwdriver, press metal tab of retaining clip (3) on inner side of adjustment lever and pull handle (4) off lever. [Note: For greater clarity, the retaining clip is shown removed in the illustration.]
- Remove retaining clip (3) from adjustment lever.
- Release locking lug at transition to storage compartment at front of seat.
- Separate trim (5) from seat and remove it.
- Renew backrest adjustment wheel if it is too loose after being fitted.
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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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