Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 240

Note

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The following describes adjusting the left front door. Adjusting the right front door is identical.

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When closing, the front door must latch completely without additional force and it must not have any play.

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The front door must not be pushed up or down when adjusting the catch.

The alignment of the front door to the side panel or the rear door

can be adjusted via the catch in direction of -arrows a- and

-arrows b- (wind noise).
– Loosen the bolts -3- on the B-pillar to loosen the catch -2-.

Note

More force is needed to move the catch -2- when the bolts -3- are loose.

– Tighten the bolts -3- of the catch -2-.

Tightening Specifications

Component

Tightening Specification

Striker pin to the body

20 Nm

1.7

Door Arrester, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm - VAG1331-

Note

The following describes the removal and installation of the left door arrester. The right side is identical.

Removing
– Remove the front door trim panel. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior;

Rep. Gr. 70 ; Front Door Trim Panels; Front Door Trim Panel,

Removing and Installing .

– Remove the self-adhesive cover, or the front speaker. Refer

to ⇒ Communication; Rep. Gr. 91 ; Sound System; Left and

Right Front Bass Speaker -R21- / -R23- , Removing and In‐

stalling .

– Remove the bolt -2- from the A-pillar.
– Remove the bolts -3- and remove the door arrester -1- through

the speaker opening -arrow a-.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
When no speaker is installed the cover must be installed correctly

and air tight.
Tightening Specifications
Refer to

Door Components

2.1

Overview - Door Components

Note

The illustration shows the left side. The right side is identical.