Assembly overview - moulded headliner, vehicles with sliding sunroof
1 - Roof reinforcement
❏ → Rep. gr.70; Installing roof reinforcement to body
2 - Moulded headliner
❏ → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing moulded headliner
3 - Roof end strip
❏ → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing roof end strip
4 - Clip
❏ Qty. 4
5 - Clip
❏ Qty. 20
Assembly overview - moulded headliner, vehicles without sliding sunroof
1 - Front roof reinforcement
❏ → Rep. gr.70; Installing roof reinforcement to body
2 - Rear roof reinforcement
❏ → Rep. gr.70; Installing roof reinforcement to body
3 - Roof end strip
❏ → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing roof end strip
4 - Moulded headliner
❏ → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing moulded headliner
5 - Clip
❏ Qty. 4
Removing and installing roof end strip
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ removal tool -T40280-
♦ wedge -T10383-
Removing
– Use wedge -T10383- to unclip roof end strip -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Remove any retaining clips left in body using removal tool -T40280-, and insert them into roof end strip for installation.
Removing and installing moulded headliner
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ pliers -T10558A-
Removing
– Release upper A-pillar trims → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing upper A-pillar trim.
– Remove C-pillar trims → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing C-pillar trim.
– Remove sun visors → Rep. gr.68; Removing and installing sun visor.
– Remove sun visor centre mount → Rep. gr.68; Removing and installing sun visor centre mount.
– Remove front interior light -WX1- → Electrical system; Rep. gr.96; Controls; Removing and installing front interior light [WX1].
– Remove roof grab handles → Rep. gr.68; Removing and installing roof grab handle.
Vehicles with glass panel
– Open sunroof roller blind.
All vehicles (continued)
– Release rear seat backrests, and fold them forwards.
– Move front seats to foremost and lowest position.
– Free off upper B-pillar trim -1- in area of inner door seal.
– Use commercially available plastic wedge to unclip lower B-pillar trim -1- at sides in direction of -arrow A-.
– Remove upper B-pillar trim -1- in direction of -arrow B-.
NOTICE
Risk of damage from incorrect handling.
– Do not kink moulded headliner.
Important
● When carrying out the steps below, always make sure that the pliers -T10558A- is positioned centrally in the retaining clips.
– Unclip retaining clips -2- from moulded headliner retaining frame -1- using pliers -T10558A-.
– Hold moulded headliner -1- pretensioned in direction of -arrow- in such a way that released retaining clips -2- do not engage again.
The aid of an additional person is required for the subsequent work steps.
– While holding moulded headliner -1- in position, unclip retaining clips -2- in rear area.
Vehicles with glass panel
– Unclip retaining clips -1- all around.
All vehicles (continued)
– Disconnect electrical connector.
– Carefully remove moulded headliner -1- through rear lid opening in direction of -arrow-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
Tightening torques
♦ → Rep. gr.70; Assembly overview – moulded headliner
Installing roof reinforcement to body
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ electric cutter -V.A.G 1561B-
♦ hand-cartridge gun -V.A.G 1628-
♦ scraper -V.A.G 1561/20-
Removing
– Remove moulded headliner → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing moulded headliner.
– Cut roof reinforcements -1- and -2- into approx. 6 cm wide strips -3-.
– Pull strips -3- in direction of -arrow- off roof.
– Remove adhesive residue using electric cutter -V.A.G 1561B- and scraper -V.A.G 1561/20-.
Important
● If paintwork is damaged during removal of roof reinforcement, restore paint finish in accordance with specifications → Vehicle-specific paint information; Rep. gr.54; Paintwork structure; Paintwork structure of factory paintwork, clear coat.
Installing
Important
● Observe processing instructions for the adhesive when installing roof reinforcements.
Vehicles without sliding sunroof
– Using hand-cartridge gun -V.A.G 1628-, apply 1-component assembly adhesive → Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA) in beads -2- of 6 mm in diameter to roof reinforcements -1- in accordance with the following dimensions:
♦ Dimension -a- = 95 mm
♦ Dimension -b- = 105 mm
♦ Dimension -c- = 20 mm
♦ Dimension -d- = 830 mm
♦ Dimension -e- = 25 mm
– Position front roof reinforcement -1- according to dimension -a- centrally on roof, and press it on across entire surface.
♦ Dimension -a-: 21 mm from front sheet-metal edge
♦ Dimension -b-: 146 mm from front sheet-metal edge
– Position rear roof reinforcement -2- according to dimension -c- centrally on roof; and press it on across entire surface.
♦ Dimension -d-: 25 mm from rear sheet metal edge
♦ Dimension -e-: 40 mm side distance to side panel
All vehicles (continued)
Vehicles with sliding sunroof
– Using hand-cartridge gun -V.A.G 1628-, apply 1-component assembly adhesive → Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA) in beads -2- of 6 mm in diameter to roof reinforcement -1- in accordance with the following dimensions:
♦ Dimension -a- = 95 mm
♦ Dimension -b- = 20 mm
♦ Dimension -c- = 900 mm
♦ Dimension -d- = 23 mm
– Position front roof reinforcement -1- according to dimension -a- centrally on roof, and press it on across entire surface.
♦ Dimension -a-: 18 mm from front sheet-metal edge
♦ Dimension -b-: 25 mm from rear sheet-metal edge
♦ Dimension -e-: 35 mm side distance to side panel
All vehicles (continued)
– Install moulded headliner → Rep. gr.70; Removing and installing moulded headliner.
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