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Roof Antenna






Antennas

Roof Antenna

The roof antenna is available in dummy, shark fin or 16V antenna designs.

The following procedure is described for the shark fin roof antenna. The procedure is similar for the dummy and 16V antenna designs.

Removing

- Remove C-pillar trim..

- Remove both rear grab handles under roof.

On vehicles with side curtain airbag, molded headliner must be removed.



- Carefully lower molded headliner slightly in rear area.

- Remove nut - 2 -.





Depending on antenna version, there may be up to 3 connectors.

Golf Sedan

- Disengage connectors - arrows -, disconnect them and remove roof antenna.





Golf Plus

- Disengage connectors - arrows -, disconnect them and remove roof antenna.





Connector with violet housing is telephone wire connection.

Connector with blue housing is navigation system wire connection.

The third possibility is a auxiliary heater remote control connector.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

When inserting roof antenna, ensure gasket is properly seated. Both guide protrusions of gasket must be seated in the appropriate holes - arrows - in antenna base.





When inserting roof antenna, make sure antenna wires - 1 - are routed correctly through the wire pass-through in mounting nut - 2 -.