Hood cable, removing and installing

Fig 1: Hood Cable Remove/Install Components

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN UNITED STATES, INC.

1 - Hood cable

• Removing: 

• Remove front wheelhousing liner → Front wheel housing liner, removing and installing .
• Remove storage compartment on drivers side (vehicles with knee bolster or Vehicles without knee bolster): →
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• Remove bolt.
• Remove retaining clip.

• Unclip cable for lower part of hood lock and disengage attachment lug - arrow A  -.
• Remove cable from retaining clips opened earlier and pull into wheelhousing toward lock carrier.

• Install in reverse sequence.
• Bring ball on cable for lower part of hood lock into installation position.

2 - Operating lever

3 - Screw

• 2.4 Nm

4 - Retaining clamp

5 - Lower part of hood lock

• Removing and installing → Lower portion of hood lock, removing and installing .
• Can be used to adjust height of hood.

6 - Retaining clip