– Place rear bumper cover -1- parallel onto guide on vehicle until
rear bumper cover -1- engages retaining brackets -2- on left
and right -arrows a-.
– Press rear bumper cover -1- onto guides on left and right on
side panel until they engage with each other.
– Ensure joints are parallel and shut lines are equal ⇒ Body Re‐
pairs; Rep. gr. 00 ; Body gaps; Body, rear .
– Fit bolts -3-, -4- and -5- in place and tighten them to the re‐
spective specified torque ⇒ page 186 .
– If available, screw in securing bolts of underbody panel at rear
right on bumper cover and tighten to 2.7 Nm.
– Secure loosened/released wheel housing liner in area of
bumper cover ⇒ page 240 .
– Install tail lights in side panel ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr.
94 ; Tail lamps; Removing and installing tail lights in side pan‐
el .
2.6 Assembly overview - guides for rear bumper cover
1 - Centre guide
2 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 4.
❑ Specified torque: 4 Nm
3 - Bolt
❑ 2 or 3 bolts per side (de‐
pending on model var‐
iant)
❑ Specified torque: 4 Nm
4 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 5 on each side.
❑ Specified torque: 4 Nm
5 - Guide section at side
❑ Left and right.
6 - Retaining bracket
❑ Left and right.
Jetta 2011 ➤ , Jetta Hybrid 2013 ➤
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