How to open a Passat B5 door when the lock is not working

What kind of battery is installed on the Passat B5

If the battery (Passat B5) is discharged, the driver will have to restore the charge, although this will lead to a loss of capacity. Therefore, the best option would be to install a new standard “battery”.

The Volkswagen Passat B5 was equipped with batteries whose capacities ranged from 44 to 82 Ah. To replenish the charge, generators are used, the minimum current of which is 70 Ah, and the maximum current is 120 Ah.

To understand which battery was installed on a specific version of the car, you need to find the VIN code of the car and pay attention to the following element of this code:

• J0L – 70 Ah.
• J0R – 80 Ah.
• J1L – 60 Ah.
• J1P – 44 Ah.

Now all that remains is to find out how to open a VW Passat B5 if the battery suddenly runs out.

Problems with the trunk of VW Passat B5

If you carry out the autopsy yourself, the paintwork will almost certainly be damaged, which will lead to subsequent body repairs.

The Volkswagen Passat B5, sedan or station wagon, is practical, comfortable and reliable. This model, popular on the domestic market, can withstand hundreds of thousands of kilometers without major repairs. But quite often there is a situation when the trunk of the Passat B5 does not open or its lid does not slam shut. In this case, you can solve the problem yourself, without resorting to the help of professionals.

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I’ll start my Logbook with an unpleasant incident, the New Year holidays have passed, the car stood motionless for 6 days, I had to go to work by car, I go up and press the button on the alarm key fob, in response the car barely squeaked, but the doors did not open... well, okay there is I tried to insert the key, it only went in halfway, I took a WD-shk and some other penetrating lubricant that was in stock, filled in the larvae and slowly, with the words of some mother, pushed the key in all the way, but it did not turn left or right, spat and left , a day has passed... well, I think everything should go away, today the same song started playing, the key won’t turn... I went online, and from what I read there I found out several ways:

1) The easiest way is to call specially trained people for opening, the man described how they opened Passat B 5 for him - they bent the upper right corner of the door by 5 mm, inserted a peg and pushed a wire through the gap, put it on the handle, opened the door, this method did not work for me — I didn’t want to damage the car.

2) Remove the front left fender liner, there is a cable for opening the hood and pull it, it didn’t work for me either, the car was parked in a snowdrift, it’s not summer after all.

3) If someone has opened the trunk with the key, there (though not in all trim levels) there is a socket and you can supply electricity to it to revive the alarm, or try to get into the cabin by reclining the seats or through the hatch, which not everyone will be able to do either. .

4) Break the window, just don’t hit the small ones at the back - the side ones - they are expensive,

5) Break the larva - turn it.

6) Throw electricity at the starter to revive the alarm, crawl up from below, which in my case is not so easy...winter.

and finally

7) What helped me was to supply electricity to the battery, it is suitable for those who do not have a battery cover, there is a gap between the windshield and the hood, you need to insert the wires and try to touch the terminals, they are close there, it is better to do this with an assistant so that one can hold wires and the other pressed the button on the key fob, I didn’t have an assistant and there was no place to get a second battery to run electricity from it, opening my tool cabinet I saw a screwdriver, and with it 2 batteries, and what did I think, maybe for an alarm and This mini battery is enough, I found a couple of wires and went to try and somehow inserted them, held the wires with one hand, pressed the key fob button with the other... the box opened!

Friends, watch your battery! Now we need to buy a new battery, can you tell us the power for our cars? and what to take? I don’t want Wartu on principle. Just like Bosch, it was a sad experience. We worked for 1 year.

The need to open a car without a key can arise in many situations. For example, if the car has not been used for a long time, if the battery is dead, etc. Today we will look at the question of how to open a Volkswagen Passat without a key and whether it is possible.

1.1.2 Doors, central locking

Doors, central locking

When you unlock or lock the front doors or the luggage compartment, the central locking system simultaneously unlocks or locks all doors, the fuel filler flap and, depending on the position of the luggage compartment lid lock, this lock as well. The central locking system is equipped with self-insurance: after the car is locked from the outside, the internal door lock buttons are immediately activated. Thus, the likelihood of unauthorized persons entering the cabin is reduced.

The central locking system can also be controlled from the outside using either the key or radio remote control.

Control points for locking and unlocking the vehicle

Outside: front doors, trunk lid (station wagon rear door).

Inside: central locking control button in the driver's door handle.

To unlock your vehicle, turn the key in one of the front doors or in the trunk lock to the unlock position.

All door lock buttons rise.

The self-belay and security alarm system are immediately turned off, which is accompanied by a short flashing of the direction indicators.

When the vehicle is unlocked, the interior lamps whose switches are in the door contact control position come on for approximately 20 seconds.

If the central door locking system fails, you can, in general, operate all the locks in the usual way. However, self-insurance cannot be activated if the normal operation of the central locking is disrupted.

Holding the key in the unlock position will open all windows on vehicles with electric windows.

If the central locking system fails, the rear doors cannot be unlocked from the outside.

If there is a violation in the normal operation of the central locking, this is indicated by the flashing of the backlight of the power window control switches of both front and rear doors. You should contact a Volkswagen service company.

To lock your vehicle, turn the key in one of the front doors or in the trunk lock once to the lock position. All doors and luggage compartment will be locked. The lanyard and security alarm system will immediately be activated, accompanied by a brief flashing of the direction indicators.

When the vehicle is locked, the interior lamps whose switches are in the door contact control position are switched off.

The functional readiness of the lanyard is indicated by the blinking of the warning lamp located near the driver's door lock button. Warning

No one should be in a car that is locked from the outside; first of all, young children should not remain there, since the doors cannot be opened from the inside. This is especially important in the case of cars with electric windows, because in this case the windows cannot be opened.

If you turn the key in the corresponding lock twice in a row within one second, all doors and the trunk lid (the rear door of the station wagon) will be locked. The lanyard and security alarm system will not be activated.

When the lanyard is turned off, the car can be unlocked from the inside. To do this, you should pull the inside lock handle of the corresponding door until the lock button is raised. If you pull the lock handle again, the door will open.

On vehicles equipped with electric windows or a power sunroof, the door windows or sunroof left open can be closed centrally. To do this, hold the key in the locking position until all door windows and the sunroof are completely closed.

The doors can also be locked by pressing the door lock buttons. However, self-locking is not activated.

When the driver's door is open or not completely closed (the door is not fully locked), the car locks do not lock. If the car is locked using the front left door or trunk lid (rear door) lock, this door or trunk lid (rear door), like the driver's door, must be completely closed.

How to unlock only one of the front door locks or the trunk lid (rear door)

Central locking also provides the ability to unlock either of the two front doors, as well as the luggage compartment, while all other locks remain locked. For more detailed information and practical implementation of this possibility, contact a Volkswagen service company.

Unlocking when the unlocking mode of one of the locks is on

Turn the key in the appropriate lock once: the driver's or front passenger's door or trunk lid (rear door) is unlocked. The self-belay and security alarm system are immediately turned off, which is accompanied by a short blinking of the direction indicators.

Turn the key in the corresponding lock twice in a row: all doors and the trunk lid (rear door) are unlocked. The self-belay and security alarm system are immediately turned off, which is accompanied by a short blinking of the direction indicators.

The central locking key allows you to lock or unlock all the car's locks from the inside. The key is located in the left door handrail.

By pressing the right side of the A key. all doors and trunk lid (rear door) are locked. Opening the doors and trunk lid (rear door) from the outside or unwanted intrusion into the vehicle (for example, when stopping at a traffic light) is no longer possible.

When the driver's door is open, it does not lock. This eliminates the situation where the driver finds himself outside a car locked from the inside.

The self-belay and security alarm system do not turn on when the key is pressed.

By pressing the left side of the B button, all doors and, depending on the position of the luggage compartment lock, the luggage compartment are unlocked.

Other express methods

There are other fairly simple ways to get your car open again. They will work in cases where the keys are in your hands, but for one reason or another they “refuse” to work:

1. You can “wake up” the alarm system in the following way. Try opening the luggage compartment with the key. If you succeed, then check whether you have sockets there - the fact is that it is not present in all trim levels. If there is, then try to supply electricity to it. After this, the machine can start working again.
2. Option for use in summer. Before you open the Volkswagen Passat B6 without a key, you will need to remove the front left fender liner. There should be a hood release cable there. We pull it and we get access to the battery. Now you have the opportunity to recharge it.
3. Finally, the classic way is to break a window. This procedure can be performed with any window, except small side ones, because they are considered the most expensive to restore.

For a video explanation of how to open a VW Passat B5 without using a key, see the next video

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How to disassemble the Rear Door of a Passat B5

We remove doors and repair the lock on a Volkswagen Passat B5

We unscrew 2 (from someone 3) Torx to the bottom of the door.

Remove the handle (Passenger is similar, only on the side that will be supported).

We secure the button button with a flathead screwdriver so that it pops out of the latches.

Unscrew 2 screws (some people have 3) using a Phillips screwdriver.

We lift the door card using a flathead screwdriver, I just tore it open and pulled it up.

Disconnect the plug and the inner handle (cable).

Loosen the screw (loosen it so you can lift the glass).

Raise and secure the glass with tape to prevent it from falling. What is marked with a huge circle is compressed inward, and what is small will have to be knocked out by removing the steel card from the door.

Procedure for disassembling a Volkswagen Passat B5 door to access the lock

We unscrew 2 (someone has 3) Torx at the bottom of the door.

We remove the handle (passenger ones are similar, only you have to pry it off from the side).

We pry the button block with a flat screwdriver so that it pops out of the latches.

We unscrew 2 screws (someone has 3) with a thick Phillips screwdriver.

We pry the door card with a flat screwdriver, I just pulled it towards me, and pull it up.

Unsnap all the plugs and the inner handle (Cable).

We unscrew the screw (we loosen it so that the glass can be lifted).

We lift and secure the glass with tape so that it does not fall. What is marked with a large circle will be squeezed inside, what is small will have to be knocked out after removing the iron card from the door.

We unscrew the bolt on the side of the door with Torx 20, it is better to remember how the bolt is positioned so that the door does not jam during assembly.

We unscrew the bolt and take out the plug.

We throw off the cable (Remember how it stands).

Unscrew the bolts securing the lock to the door. After which all that remains is to remove all the iron casing, slightly lifting it up, because the window lifts located below do not allow it to be pulled towards themselves, we pulled everything out, removed the lock and proceed to disassembling it and repairing it.

We see in front of us a lock and the tools necessary to repair it and replace the microphone (Remove the spring, which is marked with an arrow).

Next, unscrew the small one, Torx.

Unsnap the latches on both sides

We move the rod to the side and pull the plastic housing towards us.

The parts marked with circles must fall into each other during assembly.

You can watch the Volkswagen passat B5 lock repair process in more detail in video format here .

Source: allvag.ru

How to open a Volkswagen

Owners of Volkswagen cars often turn to our company masterpozamkam.ru for help opening a car. VW and, in general, the cars of the VAG group (which, in addition to Volkswagen, also includes Audi, Siat and Skoda) are not available for independent opening using improvised means. They require the use of a specialized professional tool, which in the hands of an experienced craftsman becomes a magic wand. You can ask for help and get a free consultation by calling. Call! We'll be happy to help!

VAG group cars can be opened in two ways:

1. Using an alarm key fob or a standard key with buttons, by sending a radio signal.
2. Using a mechanical key blade that is inserted into the car door lock cylinder and turned.

Based on this, to open the car, you use buttons; if the buttons are broken or the battery is dead, a mechanical key is used. If it is not there, then the car can only be opened through the lock with a special tool.

Therefore, if you own vehicles such as a Volkswagen Polo, Tiguan, Touareg, Passat, Jetta and other models of the concern, then it makes sense to immediately seek help from car opening experts.

Let's look at individual cases when Volkswagen does not open and ways to solve them.

There is a key, but the buttons have stopped working.

You can open the car by inserting the key blade into the lock and turning it. Often the lock is closed with a lid painted in the color of the body, which looks so organic that many do not even suspect that they have a mechanical lock. Take a closer look; the lock cover is located to the right of the handle, close to it. Sometimes, instead of a metal tip, the key may have a plastic emergency one hidden in the case; this can also be used.

There is a key, but the battery is dead.

In this case, the machine opens, the same as in the version with non-working buttons.

How to open a Volkswagen without a key?

How to open a Volkswagen without a key will be asked by those who do not have a key. There is only one answer - using a mechanical lock. In this case, you need to contact a specialist for the following reasons:

1. VAG cars cannot be opened by pressing the door and pulling the inside handle with a wire. This is their design, and it was made to ensure security and increase anti-theft properties. So don't even try to do this. Useless. If you've seen someone open a car like this somewhere, it definitely wasn't a Volkswagen.
2. It's no use breaking glass. Breaking the glass will not open the door. Why? - Look at point one!
3. Do not try to open the lock with a screwdriver in hopes of turning the mechanism by force. VW has an anti-rotation system. The lock will spin as if everything is working, but the door will not open.

Based on what was described above, if you do not have a key and the Volkswagen needs to be opened, the only way out of the situation is to contact a specialized service. Do not try to dig into the lock yourself, as this can damage it and complicate or even make the work of the master impossible!

Let's consider two situations when you can still try to open the car yourself, but it is not recommended.

How to open a Volkswagen if the key is inside?

If the key is inside the car seat, you can try to press the door with a wooden wedge or a vacuum pad. Using a wire, press the open button on the key. But if you are unlucky and the key is in the trunk, then car locksmiths can help you.

What to do if the trunk lid does not open

If the trunk is jammed, it is necessary to identify the causes and eliminate the problem. The problem may be in the drive fuse, which just needs to be replaced, but after that it is necessary to undergo diagnostics to determine why the current in the circuit has increased, which has led to the fuse link burning out.

Replacing the battery in the key

One of the reasons that the trunk does not open is a dead battery in the car’s ignition key. Replacing it is quite simple, details can be found in numerous videos, and the algorithm for replacing the battery is as follows:

1. Using a thin screwdriver, remove the key head.
2. Press the special latches on both sides of the head and open it.
3. Using a screwdriver, press the latch to remove the battery and install a new one in its place.

Replacing the battery in the key

Then put everything back together in reverse order.

How to open the trunk from the inside

Opening the trunk from the inside requires some skill. At the same time, various modifications of the car have their own characteristics.

"Passat B5" station wagon

To open the trunk door of the Passat B5 station wagon from the inside, you need:

1. Lower the rear seat and get to the inside of the lid.
2. In two niches on the right and left of the door, remove the plastic covers under which there are self-tapping screws.
3. After unscrewing the screws, remove the plastic trunk trim, gently pulling it towards you, which will open the lock.
4. By pressing the key fob button, you can determine which part of the mechanism has failed and why the lock does not open the trunk lid.
5. Then pull the rod located at the bottom of the door, which is responsible for unlocking the lock.

Trunk door "Passat B5" station wagon from the inside

After this, the door will open.

"Passat B5" sedan

Opening the trunk lid of the Passat B5 sedan from the inside is somewhat more difficult. First of all, you need to fold down the rear seats so that you can get to the interior trim. In some versions, the seats do not recline completely. Then you can enter the trunk through the removed armrest. Or the seats will need to be completely removed.

1. Remove the warning triangle from its mountings, being careful: if it comes off, it can cause a strong impact.
2. Using a Torx screwdriver, unscrew the two screws and remove the hazard sign mount.
3. Pull the casing towards you. Since its latches are metal, they will not break. But when the trunk is closed, the trim will not be completely removed. Therefore, its upper part needs to be bent so that you can see the lock.
4. To open the trunk, you need to pull the cable rod upward.

You can also push the protruding part of the part to which the rod is attached to the right.

If you can't get to the salon

It often happens that the key is lost or left in the middle of the car. In this case, opening the trunk becomes much more difficult. If the key is in the lock and the ignition is on, just insert the wire into the folded door and press the window button. The glass will lower, after which you can open the trunk from the passenger compartment.

Need help PASSAT B5+ 2001 The computer does not see the closed door

#1 RhythmOfLife

When the door is closed, the sensor beeps. The car thinks the door is open and does not close it using the remote control. This squeak (indicating that it is not closed) every time you turn on the headlights and headlights. Asia Motors said that the problem is in the lock; they say that it will be very expensive. We need technicians who have experience in repairing this problem. Tell me PLz

Post edited by RhythmOfLife: 06 March 2010 – 17:33

#2 scriptor

The problem is not in the lock, but in the sensor - this is a disease. replace the sensor that is located on the body.

#3 RhythmOfLife

scriptor where exactly is it on the body, what does it look like.

Sorry for ignorance (

Post edited by RhythmOfLife: 06 March 2010 – 17:34

#4 GUF

scriptor where exactly is it on the body, what does it look like.

Sorry for ignorance (

Post edited by GUF: 06 March 2010 – 22:12

#5 RhythmOfLife

That's it, this rubber band is located inside the lock.

Post edited by RhythmOfLife: March 07, 2010 – 00:19

#6 Guest_hopium_*

That's it, this rubber band is located inside the lock.

#7 romasei

I once sorted out such crap on the B-5. There's not just a button there, there's a whole board (transistors, diodes, etc.). There was a short circuit (my fault) and the track burned out.

#8 scriptor

an eternal problem with all VW models launched in 1998. repair with photo: https://www.taligentx. rlockmechanism/ here is a good photo report with a discussion: https://volkswagen.ms. showtopic=69381 there are also a bunch of links to limit switches and mikriki

#9 scriptor

That's it, this rubber band is located inside the lock.

#10 Primo

People, tell me, my 1998 Passat B5 central locking doesn’t work, it only opens the driver’s door! The others don’t react at all, but through the trunk, it closes all the doors, and opens everything except the driver’s! and electric mirrors, they work every other time, only the driver's.

#11 GUF

People, tell me, my 1998 Passat B5 central locking doesn’t work, it only opens the driver’s door! The others don’t react at all, but through the trunk, it closes all the doors, and opens everything except the driver’s! and electric mirrors, they work every other time, only the driver's.

Post edited by GUF: 09 March 2010 – 17:03

#12 RhythmOfLife

That's it, this rubber band is located inside the lock.

Many people install breakers on the body in the door arches, like on early VW versions, collective farm of course - but you will get rid of the problem forever.

#13 scriptor

#14 RhythmOfLife

I went to two places. They refused, they say a lot of show-offs (

Maybe on Gorky Fatyanov.

#15 scriptor

I went to two places. They refused, they say a lot of show-offs (

#16 GUF

so people, my switch button on the door died and now the light in the cabin doesn’t light up, maybe the point is that it has oxidized inside and the switch is stuck?! Or is it stupidly easier to buy a button?! what's wrong with this

#17 GUF

so people, my switch button on the door died and now the light in the cabin doesn’t light up, maybe the point is that it has oxidized inside and the switch is stuck?! Or is it stupidly easier to buy a button?! what's wrong with this

Post edited by GUF: March 18, 2010 – 19:13

#18 Guest_BETEPOK_*

Dear fellow club members, I’m posting my problem node as well

Also, the light in the cabin does not light up, as if the door is always closed. I disassembled the door (Lego) and found the mic, but it’s sealed in plastic, I didn’t have a soldering iron or a tester at hand, I’ll still disassemble it and get to the contacts of the mic,

Damage to the electrical wiring was also revealed, caused by the previous owner, or rather by those who installed speakers in the door trim. damaged the insulation of 2 important power wires for the electrical equipment of the rear door (crooked bastards). (Then don’t be surprised why your car suddenly burst into flames)

the problem with the mikrik has not yet been resolved, I suspect clogging of the contacts or oxidation from moisture - in Germany it was not dry and the car was “sweating” there for 10 years, catch a photo of the approximate location of the mikrik (on the lock itself inside the door) car B-5, rear door, station wagon

In general, it just simply oxidized, and the spring sagged a little..=)))

Are you already posting the report or just??

At the bottom of the body, a little above the threshold, there is a rubber band (it looks like it), you press it, if it presses, then this is what opens it.

these are old models, for example golf3 or B-3

Maybe I’m not seeing something, or I’m colorblind, but the diagram doesn’t show the red and blue wires connected to the lock’s microphone. I'm right ?

Here is another diagram of the central locking system, it turns out that these mics are not included in the diagram, although they affect the operation of the central locking system. see post below

Passat b5 rear door does not open

I haven’t disassembled the door yet, but what needs to be disassembled is clear, you need to understand what is broken or the wire is shorted, they say that there is not an electrician there, but some kind of vacuum and that something happened and what kind of film is there inside?

I haven’t disassembled the door yet, but what needs to be disassembled is clear, you need to understand what is broken or the wire is shorted, they say that there is not an electrician, but some kind of vacuum and something happened to them

what kind of film is there inside? If you have B5/B5+, then there is no vacuum there, it’s all mechanical and electrical, see the PM

vw passat b5 station wagon (1999, 2.3). Suddenly the rear right door stopped opening, neither from the inside nor from the outside; it reacts to the central locking by clicking the locking mechanism, as well as to the alarm key fob. Can't open it. I removed the door trim, removed everything that could be removed: rods, various screws, remove the aluminum shield on which the window regulator cannot be attached, just bend the corner. You can't get around with a screwdriver; you can see how the door unlocking mechanism works, but the door doesn't open completely and the door remains closed.

Please help me with advice:bow::bow::bow:

1) How can I open the door? 2) Do you really have to change the lock? 3) What is the cost of the work? 4) Where is the best place to get repairs? 5) Is it really possible to cope on your own and what do you need for this?

I have the same thing with my right rear. I wrote and received no replies. the people here don’t know anything. They just advise you to pull

look at the search - disassembling the door and removing the armor. There you need to loosen the fastening of the glass holder through the plugs with a hexagon (or Torx) and the armor is in your hands. with the armor removed there is more operational space. Most likely the end bolts were tightened with a simple hexagon instead of a multi-beam Torx and unscrewed. It’s better to go to the service - there are at least two options: either they will open it or they won’t open it. Most likely they will open it.

Good luck. PS: found it. https://volkswagen.msk.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=89568

did you pull the opening cable inside the door? Yes, there is no sense, in the disassembled version you can see how the metal pusher pushes the plastic lock, but the door remains like a glove.

I have the same thing with my right rear. I wrote and received no replies. the people here don’t know anything. They just advise you to pull

look at the search - disassembling the door and removing the armor. There you need to loosen the fastening of the glass holder through the plugs with a hexagon (or Torx) and the armor is in your hands. with the armor removed there is more operational space. Most likely the end bolts were tightened with a simple hexagon instead of a multi-beam Torx and unscrewed. It’s better to go to the service - there are at least two options: either they will open it or they won’t open it. Most likely they will open it.

Good luck. PS: found it. https://volkswagen.msk.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=89568 The problem is that the car WAS in the service center, and there these idiots did something to the door that jammed it. Where did you open it?

All options for disassembling doors, mainly with the door open, but what to do with it closed?

they probably pulled the cable... you can try to remove the cable from the handle (even from the outside, with the handle pulled out) or hit the door in the area of ​​the handle, press on it - it may open. there may be several reasons, so the treatment is slightly different. Please write down all the treatment options that come to mind. I feel like I’ll have to pick it myself so that they don’t break anything else. As for the overtightened cable, the cable from the inner handle is just dangling because the upholstery has been removed. but I couldn’t see the cable from the outer handle. I tried pressing the door from the outside and from the inside, but there was no effect.

Door device

The Passat driver's door is a metal part that is pressed against the body support frame. Fastening occurs using hinges and curtains. The door is equipped with closing mechanisms. They come in mechanical and automatic types. The most reliable lock is the central lock. The filling of the canvas consists of:

• external and internal handles;
• window;
• castle;
• facing panel;
• plastic lining;
• limit switch;
• microswitch;
• loops, curtains;
• niche pocket;
• door pillar;
• closer;
• wiring.

The internal cavity is intended for installing speakers and window lifts if the car was purchased as standard. When a door opens/closes poorly, the reason may lie in any of the above mechanisms.

Most often, the lock, limit switch, hinge curtain and microswitches break.

Lock

The problem with the locking mechanism is the most common. To change this device, you need to find out what exactly is broken. Sometimes it is enough to replace the cylinder or lubricate the device. The lock has a cylindrical shape, internal pins and teeth. When you turn the key, the elements begin to move: they converge or diverge. If broken, the grooves are blocked and do not return to their original position.

Limit switches

The Folz Passat b5 door limit switch functions as a switch. This fuse trips to send a command to the machine's power supply. It must be in working order, like other important parts of the structure. The limit mechanism is activated when the structure opens/closes. The movement of the canvas is indicated by a lighting lamp.

Disassembly of the Passat B5, repair of the door switch will be required in case of a severe frontal impact or wear of the spare part. There are two of these devices in one door. They are connected to each other by wires. When a break occurs, the relay coil is de-energized, which can ultimately lead to the power supply to the loading electromagnet being cut off. To replace the Passat b5 rear door switch, the trim card is completely disassembled.

Microswitches

Mikrik has a direct bearing on the performance of the lock. These parts are responsible for the structural elements of the closing device. After the power supply has given a locking signal, the pins are locked. There are 4 microswitches: two are responsible for the operation of the front leaf: one closes, the other opens. The rest install the central locking system. Signal sequence: unit - power - actuator - lock.

Veils

The door is held on the body by hinges. They are fixed with special curtains and a locking bolt. Thanks to them the door moves smoothly. Repairing the VW Passat b5 door curtain will require replacing gaskets and screws. After modification, the movement will be very difficult for several days. The need for replacement will be indicated by sagging door leaf.

Repair or replacement of larva

There is no need to remove the Volkswagen Eurolock; just pull out its core. Once the housing is removed, there will be no obstacles to this action. Once access to the core is gained, the condition of the parts is examined. You can replace or repair: washer, retainer, spring, rod, file teeth, clean and lubricate. Further performance testing will show whether the goal has been achieved or not. If unsuccessful, a new larva is inserted. Core installation instructions:

1. The spring and washer are returned to their place. The traction is being connected.
2. The locking nut is securely tightened.
3. The housing is inserted. The activity of the front trigger glass is connected and checked along with the wiring harness block.
4. adjustments and modifications are in progress. You can close/open the door, check the operation of the key, and lubricate it.

Only after the driver is convinced that the element is working is the door part reassembled.

Typical lock failures

Having figured out how to disassemble the driver's door yourself on a Volkswagen VW Passat b5 and determine the cause of the breakdown, it is not difficult. Usually, a creaking, tight key operation, or poor closure indicates a lock failure. Main causes of failure:

• improper operation;
• wear of individual spare parts;
• hacking, using the wrong key;
• accident;
• lunge, broken pins;
• faulty rod cap;
• wear of columns or teeth;
• frost or washing with aggressive substances;
• failure of the locking ring;
• malfunction of the latch, blocker.

It is more difficult to purchase replacement parts than a solid lock or cylinder.

Disassembly procedure

Before disassembling the structure and repairing internal parts, inventory is prepared. Set of necessary tools:

• flat-head and Phillips-head screwdrivers;
• pliers;
• socket wrench 8, 10;
• sharp knife;
• rags.

After dismantling the casing, the mechanisms are diagnosed and a repair algorithm is developed. To avoid problems with how to remove the rear door lock on a Volkswagen Passat B5, we recommend following our instructions:

1. Remove the plugs by picking up their edge with a knife.
2. Remove the mounting bolts.
3. Remove the plastic cover. Unscrew the handle.
4. Unfasten the top part of the clip panel.
5. Disconnect the electrical wiring; to do this, release the clamps.
6. Pull the speaker out of the casing.
7. Disconnect the bottom row of clips. Pull out the panel.
8. Unscrew the traction lever fastening, then remove it.
9. Pull out the end of the clamp and remove the bracket from the cylinder with pliers.
10. Unscrew the bolts on the lock cylinder body and remove the lock.

After disassembly, you should carefully examine the mechanism and find out the cause of the malfunction, then repair, replace the core or the entire cylinder.