Removing a vw door handle is one job i have seen done wrong a lot.
Passat door handle not working.
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Hold the exterior door handle open the entire time that you are working on it 9 with the door handle held open use the t20 driver and put it into the release screw and turn it exactly twelve turns.
I have even struggled to do this properly.
I cannot open the driver door from the outside.
Here is how to remove the driver s side door handle this will work for the last vw passat cc generation 2012 2017.
Pull the door handle open and enter the vehicle once inside push down on the brake pedal with your foot to start the car push the start stop button to turn your vehicle off simply push the start stop button again.
It looks like the handle is loose.
Not fun if you haven t pulled the door apart before.
That is until i learned the trick to never mess.
Start with the tool logo facing 12 o clock so it easy to count the number of rotations.
In order to take out the door lock module you will have to remove the interior panel tape up the window and undo the regulator clips pull out the window regulator panel and then remove the door lock module by unscrewing the two 8mm triple square bolts on the inside of the door.
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