Removing ATF cooler: VW Sharan I / SEAT Alhambra
Step-by-step removing ATF cooler for the VW Sharan I / SEAT Alhambra: 12 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Sharan I / SEAT Alhambra (7M)
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- Unbolt coolant expansion tank and place to side. Do not open cooling system.
📋 Procedure
- First check whether a coded radio is fitted. In this case, obtain anti-theft code.
- Move selector lever to "“P”" position.
- With the ignition switched off, disconnect the battery earth strap.
- Remove trim (1) for air duct (arrows).
- Remove trim (2) for battery.
- Pull connector off coolant expansion tank.
- Unbolt coolant expansion tank and place to side. Do not open cooling system.
- Remove battery and battery tray Electrical system27Battery; Removing and installing battery.
- Tie up coolant tank, e.g. with wire.
- Pull cable duct and cables forwards.
- Clamp-off ATF cooler hoses with hose clamps 3094 and detach at ATF cooler.
- Remove ATF cooler (1) from gearbox (arrow A).
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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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