VW Golf 7 General Body Repairs (Interior) Workshop Manual PDF (Edition 05.2017)

Equip your workshop with the definitive guide to all interior body repairs on the VW Golf Mk7 (2013–2018). This official 2017 PDF manual delivers:

• Safety & Quality Protocols for airbag, seat-belt, and pyrotechnic component handling
• Comprehensive Repair Notes on corrosion prevention, contact cleaning, and wire routing
• Step-by-Step Procedures for removal and installation of dash panels, consoles, seats, trims, airbags, and restraint systems
• Interior Equipment Coverage including storage compartments, center console, armrest, mirrors, and child-seat anchors
  Perfect for professional bodyshops and DIYers demanding factory-accurate, illustrated interior repair guidance.

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Table of Contents

Technical data

Safety information

• Safety measures when working on vehicles with a start/stop system
• Safety measures when working with pyrotechnic components
• Storage, transportation and disposal of airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units (pyrotechnic components)
• Additional safety regulations for side airbag
• Additional safety instructions for curtain airbag
• Safety regulations for crash sensors (pressure sensors) for front side airbags
• Additional safety instructions for repair work on seat-occupied recognition for front passenger airbag deactivation (country-specific)
• Renewing pyrotechnic, electrical and mechanical components of the restraint system after an accident
• Checking airbag securing parts after an accident
• Accident without airbag triggering
• Checking seat belts
• Check belt webbing
• Checking inertia reel (locking mechanism)
• Visually checking belt buckle
• Check operation of belt buckle
• Checking belt relays and buckle tongues
• Checking securing parts and anchorage points after an accident
• Checking seat belt restraint function for holding additional child seats (not for driver’s seat belt) (country-specific)
• Checking child seat anchors after an accident
• Safety instructions for automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror

Repair notes

• Contact corrosion
• Pipe/wire routing and attachment

Interior equipment

• Compartments and covers
  • Overview of fitting locations – storage compartments and covers
  • Assembly overview – driver-side footwell cover
  • Assembly overview – driver-side dash panel cover
  • Assembly overview – steering-column trim
  • Assembly overview – glove compartment
  • Assembly overview – storage compartment in roof headliner
  • Removing and installing driver-side footwell cover
  • Removing and installing driver-side storage compartment
  • Removing and installing dash-panel cover on driver side
  • Removing and installing dash-panel insert trim
  • Removing and installing upper steering-column trim
  • Removing and installing lower steering-column trim
  • Removing and installing front passenger-side footwell cover
  • Removing and installing glove compartment opener
  • Service position for glove compartment lid
  • Removing and installing damper element for glove compartment lid
  • Removing and installing glove compartment
  • Removing and installing glove compartment cover
  • Removing and installing headliner storage compartment
• Equipment
  • Assembly overview – net partition
  • Assembly overview – sun visors
  • Assembly overview – roof grab handle
  • Removing and installing net partition
  • Removing and installing net partition mounting
  • Removing and installing bracket for net partition
  • Removing and installing eyelet for net partition
  • Removing and installing sun visor
  • Removing and installing sun-visor centre mount
  • Removing and installing roof grab handle
  • Removing and installing bracket for roof grab handle

Centre console

• Assembly overview – centre console
• Removing and installing front ashtray
• Removing and installing rear centre-console trim
• Removing and installing centre-console trim in front footwell
• Removing and installing trim for operating and display unit
• Removing and installing centre-console front storage compartment
• Removing and installing cover for centre console
• Removing and installing centre-console insert
• Removing and installing centre console
• Removing and installing mounting plate with retaining strap
• Removing and installing centre-console bracket

Front centre armrest

• Assembly overview – front centre armrest
• Removing and installing front centre armrest

Interior mirror

• Assembly overview – interior mirror
• Removing and installing interior mirror
• Bonding retaining plate for interior mirror

Passenger protection

• Seat belts
  • Overview of fitting locations – seat belts and anchorage points
  • Assembly overview – front three-point seat belt
  • Assembly overview – rear outer three-point seat belt
  • Assembly overview – rear centre three-point seat belt
  • Assembly overview – front belt buckle
  • Assembly overview – rear belt buckle
  • Removing and installing front three-point seat belt
  • Removing and installing rear three-point seat belt
  • Removing and installing front belt guide
  • Removing and installing rear belt guide
  • Removing and installing front belt end fitting
  • Removing and installing rear outer belt end fitting
  • Removing and installing belt-height adjuster
  • Removing and installing front belt buckle
  • Removing and installing rear belt buckle
• Child seat anchors
  • Assembly overview – rear child seat anchors
  • Removing and installing guide for ISOFIX child-seat anchor
  • Removing and installing cover for Top-Tether child-seat anchor
• Airbag system
  • Overview of fitting locations – airbag system
• Airbag control unit
  • Assembly overview – airbag control unit
  • Removing and installing airbag control unit J234
• Driver’s airbag
  • Assembly overview – driver-side airbag
  • Removing and installing driver-side airbag igniter N95
  • Renewing connector on airbag
• Front passenger-side airbag
  • Assembly overview – front passenger-side airbag
  • Removing and installing front passenger airbag unit with igniter N131
  • Removing and installing key-operated switch to deactivate front passenger-side airbag
  • Removing and installing front passenger-side airbag deactivated warning lamp K145
• Side airbags
  • Assembly overview – front side airbag
  • Assembly overview – rear side airbag
  • Removing and installing front side airbag with igniter N199/N200
  • Removing and installing rear side airbag with igniter N201/N202
• Curtain airbags
  • Assembly overview – curtain airbag
  • Removing and installing curtain airbag with igniter
• Knee airbags
  • Assembly overview – knee airbag
  • Removing and installing knee airbag with igniter N295
• Airbag crash sensors
  • Overview of fitting locations – airbag crash sensors
  • Removing and installing front crash sensor G190/G283/G284
  • Removing and installing front-side crash sensors G179/G180
  • Removing and installing rear-side crash sensors G256/G257
• Seat position sensor
  • Assembly overview – seat position sensor
  • Removing and installing seat position sensor
• Seat belt verification
  • Removing and installing seat-occupied sensor G128
• Seat-occupied recognition
  • Assembly overview – seat-occupied recognition
  • Removing and installing seat-occupied recognition sensor
  • Removing and installing recognition control unit J706
  • Removing and installing bracket for control unit J706
  • Importers reporting obligation

Trim, insulation

• Front door trims
  • Assembly overview – front door trim
  • Removing and installing front door trim
  • Removing and installing mirror-cover trim
  • Removing and installing interior door handle
• Rear door trims
  • Assembly overview – rear door trim
  • Removing and installing rear door trim
  • Removing and installing interior door handle
• Dash panel
  • Assembly overview – dash panel
  • Removing and installing dash panel end cover
  • Removing and installing dash panel trim
  • Removing and installing light-switch trim
  • Removing and installing dash panel insert trim
  • Removing and installing dash panel
  • Removing and installing dash panel vents
  • Removing and installing side defroster vent
  • Removing and installing front-passenger impact damper
• Dash panel central tube
  • Assembly overview – central tube
  • Assembly overview – driver-side impact damper
  • Removing and installing crash bar
  • Removing and installing central tube
  • Removing and installing driver-side impact damper
• Interior trims
  • Overview of fitting locations – interior trims
  • Assembly overview – sill-panel moulding
  • Assembly overview – A-pillar trim
  • Assembly overview – B-pillar trim
  • Assembly overview – C-pillar trim
  • Assembly overview – D-pillar trim
  • Assembly overview – side trim
  • Assembly overview – wheel-housing trim
  • Assembly overview – footrest and floor covering
  • Removing and installing sill-panel moulding
  • Removing and installing A-pillar gap cover and trim
  • Removing and installing B-pillar trim
  • Removing and installing C-pillar trim
  • Removing and installing D-pillar trim
  • Removing and installing side trim
  • Removing and installing wheel-housing trims
  • Removing and installing footrest
  • Removing and installing floor covering
• Luggage compartment trims
  • Overview of fitting locations – luggage trims
  • Assembly overview – shelf support, side trim, floor, upper/lower rear-lid trims
  • Removing and installing luggage comp­artment cover, shelf support, floor support, side trim, rear-lid trims, fastening rings
• Roof trims
  • Assembly overview – moulded headliner
  • Removing and installing roof end strip and headlining
  • Installing roof reinforcement

Seat frames

• Overview of seat variants and mounting on repair stand
• Front seats
  • Overview of electrical/electronic components
  • Assembly overview – front seat, backrest release, backrest, seat pan, fire extinguisher
  • Removing and installing front seat and subcomponents (motors, trims, adjustment units, Bowden cables, etc.)
  • Programming and adjusting entry-assist cables and controls
• Rear seats
  • Assembly overview – bench/individual seats, backrest, locking mechanism, centre armrest, side padding, remote backrest release
  • Removing and installing rear seats, backrest, trims, pass-through lid, head restraints, Bowden cables, mechanisms

Seat covers and padding

• Front seat covers and padding
  • Assembly overview – seat pan cover/padding, backrest cover/padding, heating elements
  • Removing, installing, and separating covers, padding, and heating elements
• Rear seat covers and padding
  • Assembly overview – bench seat cover/padding, backrest cover/padding
  • Removing, installing, and separating covers, padding, and pass-through padding