– Open rear lid manually; the “inner” mounting lock will audibly
break.
The bump stop -2- is on the body surface.
2.6 Releasing gas from gas strut
– Clamp gas strut in vice in area marked -x- = 50 mm.
WARNING
Clamp gas strut only within area -x-; otherwise danger of ac‐
cident!
– Saw through cylinder of gas strut within first third of cylinder's
overall length using piston rod end of cylinder as reference
point.
Note
♦
Wear eye protection when sawing.
♦
Cover area of saw cut with a cloth.
♦
Feed oil and cleaning clothes into existing method of disposal.
2.7 Assembly overview - rear lid hinge
Note
The illustrations show the left-hand side. The right side is analogous.
Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
General body repairs, exterior - Edition 06.2019
42 Rep. gr.55 - Bonnet, rear lid