Rear Shelf
Rear Shelf
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1410)
1 Rear Shelf
• Removal:
- Fold rear seat backrest down.
With fixed rear seat backrest:
- Remove rear seat backrest. Refer to => [ Rear Seat Backrest, Fixed ] Rear Seats.
- Remove D-pillar trim on left and right. Refer to => [ D-Pillar Trim ] D-Pillar Trim.
- Remove left and right rear side bolsters. Refer to => [ Rear Seat Side Upholstery ] Rear Seats.
- Disconnect harness connector to 3rd brake light.
With fixed rear seat backrest:
- Loosen third belt downward and thread it through.
• In the following, removal is described in three versions, depending on whether a rear shelf without fixtures, with speakers or with speakers and sun shade is to be removed. The following steps beneath "All" are again valid for all three variations.
Version 1 Removal: Parcel Shelf without Fixtures
- Proceed with removal as described under "All".
Version 2 Removal: Parcel Shelf with Integrated Speaker
- Detach speaker grill - 3 - from rear shelf - 1 -.
- Remove four bolts - 5 - between speakers and rear shelf - 1 -.
Version 3 Removal: Parcel Shelf with Integrated Speaker and Sun Shade
- Detach speaker grill - 3 - from rear shelf - 1 -.
- Remove two bolts - 5 - at front corners of speakers and one bolt - 5 - from below.
- Remove three bolts of sun shade - 4 - in luggage compartment (from below). Refer to => [ Electrical Sun Shade Threaded Connection in Luggage Compartment ]
- Remove sun shade - 4 - toward front.
All:
- Move rear shelf - 1 - toward front in direction of arrow and disengage it from insertion edge - 2 -.
- Remove rear shelf - 1 - upward and toward front.
• Installing:
Depending on the version, installation is the reverse of removal.
2 Parcel Shelf Insertion Edge
3 Speaker (Grille)
4 Sun Shade
5 Bolts between Speaker and Rear Shelf
• Depending on version, 3 or 4 bolts in varying positions
Electrical Sun Shade Threaded Connection in Luggage Compartment
- Loosen bolts - 1 - (Qty. 3).
Tightening specification: 4 Nm