Electrical Accessory Panel: Service and Repair

E-Box, Left Side of Engine Compartment, From 11.08

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1410)


When disconnecting and connecting battery, the procedure must be followed as described in the Repair Information.

Removal

- Disconnect the battery. Refer to => [ Disconnecting and Connecting Battery In Engine Compartment ] Disconnecting and Connecting Battery In Engine Compartment or => [ Disconnecting and Connecting Batteries In Luggage Compartment ] Disconnecting and Connecting Batteries In Luggage Compartment.

- Slide securing bracket - 1 - in - direction of arrow - and remove cover of E-box - 2 - upward.






All Vehicles

• Mark allocation of connected lines to connectors on E-box.


• Electrical components that are protected by the fuse block can fail, for example, the electro-mechanical power steering

• The fuse block can get damaged when loosening the nut on the wiring connections.

• Replace the fuse block each time after loosening the connections.

- Remove hex nuts - 1 -.






- Open - arrows - covers - 2 - for wire guides at E-box.

- Remove wires from connecting pins.

- Unclip wires from wire guides.

• Following illustration shows High E-box version. Removing and installing the Low version is performed in the same way.

- Remove the central bolt - arrow - for E-box - 1 -.






• Remove the central bolt - arrow - presses off the E-box - 1 - upward from E-box bracket.

- Remove E-box - 1 - upward from E-box bracket.

• In order to be able to remove flat terminal housing - 1 -, the air filter housing (only vehicles with a Diesel engine), the battery, and the battery carrier must be removed.






- If necessary, remove air filter housing.

- Remove battery. Refer to => [ Battery ] Battery.

- Remove the mounting bolts - arrows - of battery carrier - 1 -.






- Remove battery carrier - 1 - from the vehicle.

- Press straps on E-box bracket apart from each other - arrows B - and slide flat terminal housing - 1 - sideways - arrow A - out of E-box bracket.






Only vehicles with High E-box version:

- Press straps on E-box bracket apart away from each other - arrows C - and slide flat terminal housing - 2 - toward front - arrow D - out of E-box bracket.

All Vehicles

- Remove the nuts - arrows - of E-box bracket - 1 -.






• It depends on vehicle equipment whether an auxiliary relay carrier is installed.

- Pull E-box bracket - 1 - as far as the cable lengths of the auxiliary relay carrier permit upward from the stud bolt.

- Unclip auxiliary relay carrier - 1 - sideways out of E-box bracket - 2 -.






- Remove E-box bracket - 2 - from vehicle.

Installation

Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:


• Electrical components that are protected by the fuse block can fail, for example, the electro-mechanical power steering

• The fuse block can get damaged when loosening the nut on the wiring connections.

• Replace the fuse block each time after loosening the connections.

- Reconnect wires - 1 - to E-box in allocation marked during removal.






- Tighten all threaded connections to the specification. Refer to => [ E-Box on Left Side of Engine Compartment, From 11.08, Tightening Specifications ] Specifications.

- Place cover - 2 - onto E-box and slide securing bracket - 1 - in - direction of arrow - until cover - 2 - is engaged.






• Then check whether cover - 2 - of E-box is correctly engaged.