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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - dash panel central tube

This assembly overview covers the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 dash panel central tube: a body-welded securing bracket and threaded studs, with a practical tip — photograph or sketch any disconnected wiring to guarantee correct reinstallation.

  Note
If electrical wires are disconnected or removed and installed, it is useful to make corresponding drawings or photos. This guarantees that everything is re-installed in its original position.

Assembly overview - dash panel central tube

1 -  Securing bracket
  • Welded to body
2 -  Threaded pin
  • Qty. 2
  • 20 Nm
3 -  Bolt
  • 20 Nm
4 -  Central tube
  • For dash panel
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
  Caution
If the centre tube is renewed, malfunctions due to poor earthing may occur.
  •   The earth points must be free of paint, coatings and corrosion in order to ensure flawless earth connections.
  •   Threads and contact surfaces between the central tube and the securing brackets must be free of paint, coatings and corrosion. Threaded connections are used as an earth connection for the knee airbag.
  •   The contact surfaces between the left and right tunnel supports and the tunnel must be paint-free on both sides. They serve as primary earthing paths.
5 -  Nut
  • Qty. 2
  • 20 Nm
  Caution
Risk of failure due to a faulty earth connection.
The contact surface must be free of paint, coatings and corrosion. The bolted connection is used as an earth connection for the knee airbag.
6 -  Bolt
  • Qty. 3
  • 4 Nm
  • If one of the bolts is over-tightened when installing the heater and air conditioning unit, use bolt “N. 911.981.01” as a replacement part.
7 -  Bolt
  • Qty. 2
  • 20 Nm
8 -  Bolt
  • 20 Nm
9 -  Crash bar
  • Allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
10 -  Bolt
  • Driver side only
  • 20 Nm
  Caution
Risk of failure due to a faulty earth connection.
Thread and contact surface must be free of paint, coatings and corrosion. The bolted connection is used as an earth connection for the knee airbag.

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    Assembly overview - dash panel central tube — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    What does the Golf Mk7 central tube assembly show?
    The cross-car beam, mounting points, steering column bracket, pedal cluster, crash bar, airbag mounts and wiring routing. Note: photograph wiring before disconnecting.
    Dash panel central tube
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