Refrigerant Lines With Inner Heat EXCHANGER, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Discharge the refrigerant circuit. Refer to Refrigerant Circuit (Refrigerant R134a Servicing, Refrigerant Circuit, Working with A/C Service Station) or Working with A/C Service Station (1 Of 2) / Working with A/C Service Station (2 Of 2) .

-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING [CNTC, CYFB] / ENGINE COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING [DAZA] .

Vehicles with 1.8L and 2.0L TFSI Engine:

-- Loosen the hose clamps -1 and 2- and remove the air duct pipe.

Vehicles with 2.5L TFSI Engine:

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-- Disconnect the hose -3- for the crankcase ventilation on the air duct pipe, to do so press the release buttons on both sides.

-- Remove the bolt -arrows-.

-- Loosen the hose clamps -1 and 2- and remove the air duct pipe.

Vehicles with 2.0L TDI Engine:

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-- Press the release buttons on the crankcase ventilation hose -1- and remove the hose from the cylinder head cover.

-- Free up the vacuum hoses on the air duct pipe -arrows-.

-- Loosen the hose clamp -3-.

-- Remove the bolt -2-, pivot the air duct pipe with the connection toward the rear and remove it from the turbocharger.

Continuation for All Vehicles: 

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-- If installed, release the catch in direction of -arrow- and remove the cover -1- to the left side.

-- Unclip the wiring guide.

-- Remove the sheet metal nuts -1 and 3-.

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-- Fold the heat shield -2- as far forward as possible in direction of -arrow-.

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-- Remove the bolt -7-.

-- Disconnect the refrigerant line -6- with the inner heat exchanger from the expansion valve.

-- Remove the nuts -1 and 3- and remove the refrigerant lines -2 and 4-.

-- Remove the refrigerant line -5- with the inner heat exchanger to the right.

-- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the :VAS6122  .