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Hi, I am now having the same passengers side air bag error issue. I can reset the light using VCDS but the light comes back on after a few days. I had a look under the passengers seat but couldn't see any yellow connectors. I understand VW airbag connectors are coloured yellow. Do you have to remove...

Hi ,I have a 2012 Passat blue motion 2.0 diesel. Does anyone know the correct torque setting for the drive shaft bolt. The bolt has a 12 pont head. I have read the torque setting varies depending on the bolt head fitted. Thanks.

My 2012 2.0 diesel started fine this morning, but now it cranks over but will not start. If I let it cranks over a few times a low oil pressure warning appears. I had a problem with my towbar electrics this morning so I checked the fuses in the drivers side fuse box. Fuses were ok and the problem wi...

After investigating a bit further, I reckon the water was getting in through the two rubber grommets that fit around the boot hinge curved metal tubes. If you lift up the rubber grommet the top of a rubber drain tube is just visible.. I think the top of the drain tube was blocked with crud. My humbl...

I have a B7 saloon and am having a problem locating the rear fog light wire. The fog light is located in the boot lid but I can,t see how the wiring harness is routed into the boot

Hi I have the same problem with my Passat B7 saloon. When I opened the boot an removed the carpet upholstery at the drivers side The rubber foam type material on the boot floor was absolutely saturated. It looks like the water is coming in from the plastic vents at the side of the boot. Has anyone b...

When I brake I can hear a single clicking noise. I think it is coming from the front of the Passat. The brakes work fine, but the single click is annoying. The clicking noise does not happen when the car is stationary. I thought the noise may be a loose front brake or some play between the pads and ...

I fitted a towbar using a bypass relay a few years back to my B7 Saloon and have never had any problems.

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Hi does anyone know the correct sequence to bleed Passat B7 brakes? Usually I would bleed passenger rear then driver rear then passenger front and finally driver front but I heard this may not be the correct sequence to bleed Passat brakes.

I knew I had plenty of life left in my front brake pads, but every time I braked it sounded like my pads were worn down to the metal. When I stripped the brakes down I found my pads were hardly worn but the discs were knackered. The front showed some corrosion but the rear was very badly corroded. I...

When I connected the wiring for my towbar,I ran the power cable from the fuse box along the driver side tucked under the plastic door trim then under the rear seat into the boot. I connected the towbar wiring via a bypass relay.

Has anyone registered with caremmissionlawyers.co.uk ? I am considering registering, but am not sure if I would be better waiting and see what if any compensation VW will offer.

Just fitted parking sensors to my 2012 saloon, I can confirm the drivers side reverse light wire colour is blue/black.

Hi seve, thanks for your reply. I think the saloon wiring may be different. I have 4 wires going to the drivers side rear light and two of them have additional wires connected with scotch locks when I connected my tow bar. I know one wire is my RH indicator and the other wire is rear lights and brak...

Hi, can anyone tell me the colour of the drivers side rear light reverse power wire on a 2012 Passat B7 saloon. I think it is the blue/black wire but would appreciate if someone could confirm if this is correct. I can't get a decent ground connection to use my test light.

Hi, this is how I connected a towbar via a bypass relay to my 2012 B7 saloon. hope this helps. Inside the boot, remove car carpet trim from both sides, also remove the black plastic trim covering the boot lock. I fitted the bypass relay near the driver side wheel arch using double sided tape to secu...

When I removed the rear bumper from 2012 saloon to fit a tow bar a couple of the plastic locating tabs broke. When I re-fitted the bumper it went back OK, but I would be wary about removing it again. When I get around to fitting parking sensors to my Passat, I will try to fit them without removing t...

When I picked up my one year old passat it had the dreaded rattle. The local VW dealer acknowledged it had a rattle and fitted foam tape inside the small drivers side glove box. This seemed to work for a couple of days, but did not cure the rattle. After a bit of trial and error I packed a small pie...

As far as I am aware all the bluemotion passats have stop start, my 2012 model certainly has.

Anyone fitted parking sensors to a passat with a permanent tow bar. I would like to fit a set but am concerned the tow bar may set them off. I noticed when I fitted the towbar that there are markings on the inside of the bumper for the original VW sensors. If I was to fit parking sensors I would rat...

I will probably leave it as the longlife service as the fully synthetic oil apparently is fine in the car for 2 years, but as dubber suggests I will be changing the air filter every two years.

To remove rear light clusters from a saloon: Through access panel in boot trim, remove plastic nut/spring assembly and wiring harness from the rear of each and pull rearward, you should then see the two torx screws under each light cluster. Not sure if this is the same process for an estate

My passat is coming up for it's first service. The car will be two year old with 19.000 miles. I was surprised to find out from the VW dealer that the two year service only consisted of an oil and filter and pollen filter change. (£210)The fuel filter is changed at the 40K service and the air filte...

VW Dealer wanted £38 for the front set. Managed to get a set of bosch wiper blades from Eurocarparts for £23 with discount. The bosch short code is A860S.