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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

Risk of injury from spurting fuel — wear eye protection and gloves. This page covers removing the RHD Volkswagen Golf Mk7 brake light switch on diesel models, starting with the engine cover panel.

Removing
   
Vehicle with diesel engine:
–  Remove engine cover panel → Rep. gr.10.
The fuel system is pressurised.Risk of injury due to fuel which may spurt out.Wear eye pretection.Wear protective gloves.Release pressure: place clean cloth around connection, and carefully open connection.
–  Release and pull off fuel supply lines -1- and -2-.
–  Separate plug-in connectors → Rep. gr.20.
–  Unclip fuel lines -1- and -2- from retainer -arrow- on coolant reservoir -3-.
 

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–  Remove securing bolts -2-.
–  Unscrew nut -1-.
 

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–  Open retainer -arrow- and unclip fuel lines -1-.
–  Then lay fuel filter to one side.
 

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–  Release electrical connector -1- and pull off.
–  Release catches using a screwdriver -arrow-.
–  Place coolant expansion tank onto engine.
–  Remove upper toothed belt guard → Rep. gr.15.
 

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–  Release connector -1- and pull off brake light switch -F--2-.
–  Remove bolt -arrow-.
–  Unscrew brake light switch -F- from brake master cylinder.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
 

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

–  Ensure that brake light switch -F--1- seats properly on edge -arrow- of brake master cylinder.
Specified torques
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - brake servo/brake master cylinder, RHD vehicles“
Toothed belt guard → Rep. gr.15
Fuel filter → Rep. gr.20
 

Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles

    Questions & answers

    Removing and installing brake light switch, RHD vehicles — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How does Golf Mk7 RHD brake light switch removal differ?
    Same 90° turn-and-pull method, mirrored access from the passenger footwell side.
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