VW Golf A5 Variant RHD 13-pin Installation Kit
Install electrical kit
1. Disconnect negative terminal of battery.
2. If neccessary remove the following covers and panelling:
• In the boot
- Boot floor cover
- Loading lip cover
- Panelling on the left hand side of the boot
• On the righthand side of the vehicle
- Seats of the rear bench seat
- Door sill trim plates.
- Right panelling by the steering column
- Fuse box cover
3. Remove cover from the 40 mm hole in the vehicle tail end panel on the left of centre Fig. 1/5).
4. Fix trailer connection unit in the space provided on the left-hand side of the boot using the fixing screws and M6 nuts provided (Fig. 1/4)
5. Route the end of the cable with the 16-pin plug and eye ring from outside through the hole to the trailer connection unit (Fig. 1/4).
6. Insert the rubber grommet in the hole (Fig. 1/5).
7. Route the end of the cable set with the socket to the socket mounting plate (Fig. 1/6).
8. Push contact insert into the socket housing and slide rubber seal up to the socket.
9. Secure the socket to the mounting plate with the screws provided (Fig. 1/6), torque setting:
max. 2.0 Nm.
10. Locate the 16-way socket housing in the socket provided on the trailer connection unit
(Fig. 1/4).
11. Locate the 12-way socket housing of the 8-core cable set in the socket provided on the trailer
connection unit.
12. The “charge line” and “ground for charge line” functions can be retrofitted via the 3-pin plug
for the permanent positive pre-installation.