11.5 Rear Parking Aid Sensor, Removing and Installing

Removing 

Exterior Sensors  :

• Vehicles with TDI engine or LTE antenna: Remove the rear bumper cover. Refer to → Rear Bumper; Bumper Cover, Removing and Installing
• Equipped on some models: remove the side underbody trim panels. Refer to → Underbody Trim Panels; Overview - Underbody Trim Panels
• Reach behind the bumper cover and expand both tabs -arrows- while pushing the sensor -3- from the outside toward the inside at the same time.
• Disconnect the connector -2- by sliding the retainer -1- back and pressing the release down.

Interior Sensors  :

• Remove the bolts -arrows- on the lower section of the bumper cover.
• Press both tabs to the side -arrows- and at the same time, push the sensor -3- through from the outside toward the inside.
• Disconnect the connector -2- by sliding the retainer -1- back and pressing the release down.

Installing 

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

• Vehicle equipment version with lane change assistance: If the bumper cover was removed, the lane change assistance must be calibrated. Refer to Lane Change Assistance, Calibrating

Tightening Specifications 

• Refer to → Rear Bumper; Overview - Bumper Cover