Checking and Correcting
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle, 2015 Volkswagen Beetle, 2014 Volkswagen Beetle, 2013 Volkswagen Beetle, and 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
-- Determine the distance between the retaining straps with a feeler gauge -1-, -2-, -3- and -4- and the circuit board -5-.
The adjustment is done correctly if each of the dimensions are between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm.
If the test is not successful:
-- Adjustment is done using knurled nuts.
NOTE:
A locked release cable cannot be readjusted and must be replaced.