Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual — part 790

ers; Driver Side Instrument Panel Cover, Removing and In‐

stalling .

– Remove the knee airbag. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior; Rep. Gr.

69 ; Knee Airbags; Overview - Knee Airbag .

– Remove the footwell vent on the driver side. Refer to ⇒ Heat‐

ing, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Rep. Gr. 87 ; Air Routing;

Overview - Air Routing and Air Distribution in Passenger Com‐

partment .

– Remove the brake pedal crash bolster and set aside. Refer to

⇒ Body Interior; Rep. Gr. 70 ; Instrument Panel Central Tube;

Overview - Instrument Panel Central Tube .

– Remove the Data Bus On Board Diagnostic Interface - J533-

and set aside. Refer to ⇒ Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr. 97 ;

Control Modules; Overview - Data Bus On Board Diagnostic

Interface .

– Disconnect brake pedal from brake booster. Refer to

⇒ “4.2 Brake Pedal, Removing from Brake Booster”,

page 88

.

– Remove the accelerator pedal position sensor connector.
– Remove the bolt -1- and fold the footwell trim panel -2- in the

direction of the -arrow- into the vehicle interior.

– Remove the nuts -1 to 4-.
– Carefully remove the pedal assembly.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
– Connect the brake pedal together with the brake booster. Re‐

fer to

⇒ “4.3 Brake Pedal, Attaching to Brake Booster”, page 89

.

Tightening Sequence
Tightening Specification
♦ Refer to

⇒ “4.1 Overview - Brake Pedal”, page 87

♦ Crash bolster. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior; Rep. Gr. 70 ; Instru‐

ment Panel Central Tube; Overview - Instrument Panel Cen‐

tral Tube .

♦ Footwell vent. Refer to ⇒ Heating, Ventilation and Air Condi‐

tioning; Rep. Gr. 87 ; Air Routing; Overview - Air Routing and

Air Distribution in Passenger Compartment .

♦ Knee airbag. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior; Rep. Gr. 69 ; Knee

Airbags; Overview - Knee Airbag

♦ Covers on the driver side. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior; Rep. Gr.

68 ; Storage Compartments and Covers; Component Location

Overview - Storage Compartment/Covers .

5

Special Tools

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1331

5-50Nm - VAG1331-

♦ Torque Wrench 1332

40-200Nm - VAG1332-

♦ Piston Resetting Tool -

T10145-

♦ Torque Wrench 1331

5-50Nm - VAG1331-

♦ Torque Wrench 1332

40-200Nm - VAG1332-

♦ Brake Caliper Tool -

T10165-

♦ Multipoint Socket - T10035-