Access Cover: Service and Repair

Upper Engine Cover, Removing and Installing

- Pry off cover - 2 -.





- Remove engine cover from catches - arrows - and remove it upward.

Center Engine Compartment Cover For 6-Cylinder Gasoline:

- Unclip engine compartment covers - 1 - and - 2 - and remove upward and off.





CAUTION!
• To install engine cover or to engage at mounting points, be sure not to strike the engine cover with a fist or tool. Damage could occur.

Center Engine Compartment Cover For 10-Cylinder Diesel:

Removing

- Remove oil dipstick - 2 -.





- Unclip cover - 1 - from catches - arrows - and remove upward.

Installing

- Set engine cover - 1 - onto fastening points - arrows - and press it on, until it engages.

- Do not forget oil dipstick - 2 -.

CAUTION!
• Make sure to not strike the engine cover with a fist or a tool when installing the engine cover and engaging the fastening points. Damage could occur.

Center Engine Compartment Cover for 6-Cylinder Diesel (Tdi Common Rail)

Removing

- First pull off engine cover at front (as seen in driving direction) using both hands - arrows -, and then lift at the rear (in area of bulkhead) using both hands.





• When pulling off engine cover, do not lift abruptly!

• When pulling off engine cover, do not tip!

Installing

Position the engine cover on the fastening points, paying attention to the oil filler tube and the oil dipstick.

CAUTION!
• Make sure to not strike the engine cover with a fist or a tool when installing the engine cover and engaging the fastening points. Damage could occur.

- Press the engine cover on at the front fastening points, so that the cover is engaged.

- Then, press the engine cover on at the rear fastening points, so that the cover is engaged.