Rear Lid, Removing And Installing: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Remove the rear lid upper trim panel. Refer to REAR LID UPPER TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the rear lid lower trim panel. Refer to REAR LID LOWER TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the high-mounted brake lamp. Refer to HIGH-MOUNTED BRAKE LAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disconnect the connectors -2, 3, 4 and 5- from the electrical components present.

-- Guide the wires with the rubber grommet out of the rear lid.

-- Loosen the bolts -8- on the left and right hinges, but do not remove them.

A second technician is required for the rest of the removal procedure.

-- Remove the gas-filled struts -7-. Refer to GAS-FILLED STRUT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Or remove the drive wheel. Refer to REAR LID DRIVE UNIT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Now remove the bolts -8- and the rear lid -1-.