Volkswagen ID.3: Bonnet, flaps, cab, central locking. Rear lid

• Assembly overview – rear lid
• Adjusting rear lid
• Adjust adjustment buffer at bottom
• Removing and installing striker pin
• Removing and installing hinge, single threaded connection
• Adjusting striker pin
• Removing and installing rear lid lock unit [VX25]
• Removing and installing rear lid seal
• Removing and installing rear lid handle
• Removing and installing adjusting buffer at bottom
• Removing and installing gas strut
• Removing and installing ball stud

Assembly overview – rear lid

Assembly overview – rear lid

1 - Rear lid

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing rear lid

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Renewing rear lid

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Adjusting rear lid

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Repairing rear lid

2 - Rear lid lock unit -VX25-

❏ With rear lid contact switch -F111-

❏ Can only be renewed together with rear lid lock unit -VX25-

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing rear lid lock unit [VX25]

3 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 2

❏ 20 Nm

4 - Adjusting buffer

❏ Qty. 2

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing adjusting buffer at bottom

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Adjust adjustment buffer at bottom

5 - Ball stud

❏ Qty. 2

❏ Renew after removing

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing ball stud

❏ 20 Nm + 90°

6 - Gas strut

❏ Depending on equipment/installation version

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing gas strut

7 - Ball stud

❏ Qty. 2

❏ Renew after removing

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing ball stud

❏ 20 Nm + 90°

8 - Hinge

❏ Qty. 2

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing hinge

9 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 4

❏ Renew after removing

❏ 8 Nm + 45°

10 - Nut

❏ Qty. 2

❏ Renew after removing

❏ 20 Nm + 45°

11 - Rear lid seal

❏ Renew after removing

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing rear lid seal

12 - Plug

❏ Qty. 2

13 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 2

❏ 20 Nm

14 - Striker pin

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing striker pin

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Adjusting striker pin

15 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 3

❏ 5 Nm

16 - Rear lid handle

❏ With reversing camera -R189- depending on equipment/installation period

❏ With rear overhead view camera -R246- depending on equipment/installation period

❏ With rear lid handle release button -E234-

❏ → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing rear lid handle

Adjusting rear lid

Adjusting rear lid

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ Setting gauge -3371-

Preparation

Important

● The vehicle must be standing on its wheels and on a level surface to ensure proper adjustment of the rear lid.

● The rear lid must engage in the striker pin without excessive force being applied.

The rear lid is correctly adjusted when the following applies in closed condition:

♦ The gaps are even.

♦ The contours are flush with each other.

♦ The rear lid does not protrude too far inwards or outwards.

The procedure is described for the left side of vehicle as an example.

– Loosen striker pin → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing striker pin.

Loosening hinge on rear lid

– Loosen bolts -2-.

– Push rear lid -3- in direction of -arrow A-.

– Tighten bolts -2- by hand.

– Tighten bolts -2- to specified torque.

– Verify gaps using setting gauge -3371-. Observe → Rep. gr.00; Gaps - rear when doing this.

– If the rear lid is not properly adjusted, loosen hinge on body → Anchor, and adjust rear lid.

Loosening hinge on body

Vehicles with roof end strip on moulded headliner

– Remove roof end strip → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Roof trims; Removing and installing roof end strip.

All vehicles (continued)

Vehicles without roof end strip and without plugs in moulded headliner

– Remove C-pillar trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Trims, interior; Removing and installing C-pillar trim.

– Lower moulded headliner in area of hinge mounting → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Roof trims; Removing and installing moulded headliner.

All vehicles (continued)

– Loosen nut -4-.

– Push rear lid in direction of -arrow A- or -arrow B-.

– Tighten nut -4- by hand.

– Tighten nut -4- to prescribed torque.

– Check gaps with setting gauge -3371-, observing → Rep. gr.00; rear gaps.

– Apply corrosion protection measures to hinges, nuts and bolts → Corrosion protection on body, attachments and welded parts.

– → Rep. gr.55; Adjust lower adjusting buffer.

– → Rep. gr.55; Adjust striker pin.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.55; Assembly overview – rear lid

Adjust adjustment buffer at bottom

Adjust adjustment buffer at bottom

The procedure is described for the left side of vehicle as an example.

– Loosen striker pin → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing striker pin.

– Turn adjuster screw -1- in direction of -arrow A-.

Note

When doing this, the height of adjusting buffer -2- changes in direction of -arrow B-.

Important

● The rear lid must not protrude too far inwards or outwards in closed condition.

– Install striker pin → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing striker pin.

Removing and installing striker pin

Removing and installing striker pin

Removing

– Remove lock carrier trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and installing lock carrier trim.

– Unscrew bolts -2-.

– Remove striker pin -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– → Rep. gr.55; Adjust striker pin.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.55; Assembly overview – rear lid

Removing and installing hinge, single threaded connection

Removing and installing hinge, single threaded connection

Removing

Vehicles with roof end strip on moulded headliner

– Remove roof end strip → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Roof trims; Removing and installing roof end strip.

All vehicles (continued)

Vehicles with plugs on moulded headliner

– Detach locking devices -arrows- of plugs -1- using commercially available removal wedge.

– Remove plug -1-.

All vehicles (continued)

Vehicles without roof end strip and without plugs in moulded headliner

– Remove C-pillar trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Trims, interior; Removing and installing C-pillar trim.

– Lower moulded headliner in area of hinge mounting → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Roof trims; Removing and installing moulded headliner.

All vehicles (continued)

Important

● Gas struts or motor 1 for rear lid -V444- and motor 2 for rear lid -V445- must remain in situ.

● The aid of an additional person is required for the subsequent work steps.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to paint due to loose rear lid.

– Cover the roof channel and upper edge of the rear lid with commercially available adhesive tape.

– Loosen nut -3- and bolts -2-.

– Unscrew nut -3-.

– Unscrew bolts -2-.

– Pull out hinge -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– → Rep. gr.55; Adjust rear lid.

– Apply corrosion protection measures to nuts and bolts.

Observe instructions in the paintwork manual → Corrosion protection on body, attachments and welded parts.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.55; Assembly overview – rear lid

Adjusting striker pin

Adjusting striker pin

– Remove lock carrier trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and installing lock carrier trim.

– Loosen bolts -1-.

– Push striker pin -2- in direction of -arrow A- or -arrow B-.

– Screw in bolts -1- by hand.

– Tighten bolts -1-.

– Close rear lid.

Important

● Recess of rear lid lock unit -VX25- with rotary latch must be centred relative to striker pin when it engages.

– Check adjustment.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.55; Assembly overview – rear lid

Removing and installing rear lid lock unit [VX25]

Removing and installing rear lid lock unit [VX25]

Removing

– Remove tailgate trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and installing lower rear lid trim.

– Disconnect connector -1- on rear lid lock -4-.

– Unscrew bolts -2-, and remove rear lid lock -4-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– Insert rear lid lock -4-, and push it on until pre-assembly clip engages.

– Screw in bolts -2-.

– Tighten bolts -2- to specified torque.

Before closing rear lid:

– Perform functional check of release components.

Continued

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.55; Assembly overview – rear lid

♦ → Rep. gr.55; Assembly overview – rear lid hinge, vehicles up to WEEK 23/20

Removing and installing rear lid seal

Removing and installing rear lid seal

Removing

– Pull rear lid seal -1- off body flange -2-.

Installing

NOTICE

When the rear lid seal is pulled off, the flanks of the seal can be bent up, so that the rear lid seal no longer provides the required sealing function at some points.

Water ingress or wind noise may result.

– If the rear lid seal has been pulled off only partially, compress the seal flanks, and install the rear lid seal.

– Make sure that adjacent trims are located in the beading of the rear lid seal.

– Align vulcanised point of rear lid seal -1- with striker pin -arrows-.

– Press rear lid seal -1- evenly onto body flange -2- by hand.

Removing and installing rear lid handle

Removing and installing rear lid handle

Removing

– Remove lower tailgate trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70; Luggage compartment trims; Removing and installing lower rear lid trim.

Vehicles with reversing camera -R189-

– Disconnect washer fluid hose from spray jet for reversing camera -R189-.

All vehicles (continued)

– Disconnect electrical connector -5- and hose -4-.

– Unscrew bolts -1-.

– Remove rear lid handle -2- from rear lid -3- in direction of -arrow A-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Vehicles with reversing camera -R189-

– → Driver assist systems; Rep. gr.98; Reversing camera; Calibrating reversing camera [R189].

All vehicles (continued)

Vehicles with rear overhead view camera -R246-

– → Driver assist systems; Rep. gr.98; Overhead view camera; Calibrating overhead view camera system.

All vehicles (continued)

– Perform functional check with tailgate open.

Removing and installing adjusting buffer at bottom

Removing and installing adjusting buffer at bottom

Removing

– Turn lower adjusting buffer -1- 90° in direction of -arrow A-.

– Remove lower adjusting buffer -1- in direction of -arrow B-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– → Rep. gr.55; Adjust lower adjusting buffer.

Removing and installing gas strut

Removing and installing gas strut

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ Bonnet support -VAS 501 003-

Removal and installation are described for left side of vehicle as an example.

Removing

Important

● Make sure that rear lid is seated securely.

– Support rear lid using bonnet support -VAS 501 003-.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to spring clip caused by levering it out too far.

The spring clip may break.

– Never lever spring clip out of ball socket.

– Position commercially available screwdriver -6- under spring clip -2-.

– Lift spring clip -2- in direction of -arrow A- over ball socket -3-.

– Pull gas strut -1- in direction of -arrow B- off ball stud -5-.

– Press back spring clip -2- into initial position.

– Repeat procedure for 2nd spring clip -2-.

– Pull gas strut -1- in direction of -arrow B- off ball-head pin -4-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Important

● Spring clips must be pushed on until they are heard to engage.

● Make sure that gas strut is seated securely.

If “gas strut” is renewed

– → General information - body; Rep. gr.52; Preparing for disposal; Preparing gas strut for disposal

All vehicles (continued)

If “gas strut with trim” is renewed

– → General information - body; Rep. gr.52; Preparing for disposal; Preparing covered gas strut for disposal

Removing and installing ball stud

Removing and installing ball stud

Removing

– Remove gas strut → Rep. gr.55; Removing and installing gas strut.

– Unscrew ball stud -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Ball stud on body

– Sand down contact surfaces of ball stud -2- on body -3- to bare metal before installing.

Important

● Apply paint to ball stud and body as specified in → Paint manual after installing.

All vehicles (continued)

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.55; Assembly overview – rear lid

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