When
VW Convenience Feature Is
Not Convenient
Don't you just love life's
little convenience features that are built into our late model vehicles?
Automaker's new model brochures swell each year from the extensive "New
Feature" lists. Most of us, not happy with a vehicle that just transports
us from point A to point B, ask our vehicles to provide an environmental
habitat.
We cruise the nation's byways in vehicles outfitted with automatic temperature
control, audio sound systems that would rival a concert hall, seats that
cradle our posteriors in rich, heated Corinthian leather and of course,
cup holders.
Who can blame us? Many of us spend hours a day in our vehicles and after
all, don't we deserve a little luxury? All these kind of options are great.
That is, until something goes wrong!
And that, my fellow technicians, is what this tech tip is all about. On
1993 to 1997 Volkswagen® Golf®, GTI®, and Jetta® models, with a vehicle
identification number up to VIN 3VWTD81HTVM070779, the power sunroof can
become inoperative when using the "convenience close" feature (key in door
to close windows and sunroof).
When working properly, the "convenience close" feature closes the
power windows first, then after 5 seconds, the power sunroof closes. Volkswagen®
offers a kit to fix this problem. (Refer below to "Items Required for Modification.")
The repair procedure modifies the power sunroof wiring. So, proceed as follows:
1. Obtain
the radio code so you can reset the stations. (Remember that this will
be the first thing the customer notices.)
2. Remove
ground (GND) cable from battery.
3. Locate
T5/5f (5-pin connector) behind left A-pillar kick panel.
4. Remove (Black/Green) wire from connector T5/5f (male terminal
side), isolate and carefully tape back to harness.
5. Remove black 5-pin connector that snaps into multi-pin connector
T32 (round multi-pin connector which goes through left A-Pillar).
6. Remove wire terminal (pin 3) from connector.
7. Remove terminal end from wire, and splice together with
wire 000 979 126 using butt splice 111 971 939B.
8. Insert (female) terminal of wire 000 979 126 into (pin location
3) of black 5 pin connector.
9. Crimp wire 000 979 129 into other end of butt splice 111
971 939B.
10. Insert (male) terminal of wire 000 979 129 into open connector
location of black 5 pin connector T5/5f behind left A-pillar kick panel.
11. Reinstall connectors, and kick plate.
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