Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: General Information
| The following descriptions also apply to Left Rear Cigarette
Lighter -U3-, Right Rear Cigarette Lighter -U7-, Rear Cigarette
Lighter -U9-, 12 V Socket 2 -U18-, 12 V Socket 3 -U19-, 12 V
Socket 4 -U20-, Cigarette Lighter 2 -U25- and 12 V Socket 5
-U26- if they are illuminated. |
Caution
| Using force to remove cigarette lighter sockets
without illumination can result in damage to the
mounting sleeve retainers. |
| The Cigarette Lighter Release Tool -T40148- can only
be used to remove cigarette lighter sockets with
illumination. |
| The puller is not capable of releasing the retainers
on power sockets without illumination. |
| Sockets without illumination usually cannot be
removed without damage. |
|
Caution
| Using force to remove cigarette lighter sockets
without illumination can result in damage to the
mounting sleeve retainers. |
| The Cigarette Lighter Release Tool -T40148- can only
be used to remove cigarette lighter sockets with
illumination. |
| The puller is not capable of releasing the retainers
on power sockets without illumination. |
| Sockets without illumination usually cannot be
removed without damage. |
|
| On some vehicle equipment levels, socket illumination is via
Light Emitting Diode (LED) instead of a bulb. These LEDs are
integrated with the illumination housing and cannot be serviced
or replaced separately. |
| Various versions of illumination housing with bulb exist.
One version allows separate replacement of the illumination
bulb, and another where the bulb cannot be serviced or replaced
separately. In this case, the entire illumination housing must
be replaced. |
| There are different versions of the sockets and cigarette
lighter sockets due to different installation locations and
construction. The differences are primarily In the length and
type of electrical connectors. On sockets or cigarette lighter
sockets with an electrical cable pig tail, additional work may
be necessary to access the connector. |
|
Caution
Using force to remove cigarette lighter sockets
without illumination can result in damage to the
mounting ...
Other materials:
Lights and vision – functions
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Parking light
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, when the parking lights (left and right
turn signals) are switched on, the headlight and the tail light on the corresponding
side of the vehicle light up. The park ...
Refrigerant Circuit with A/C Service Station, Filling
Caution
If it is suspected that chemicals were added to the
refrigerant circuit to seal leaks, do not connect the
A/C service station and do not extract the refrigerant.
...
Contact Release Tools
Various release tools are used to remove the different
terminals from terminal housings without damage.
A selection of release tools are a component of the Wiring
Harness Repair Set -VAS1978- and the Wiring Harness Repair Set
-VAS1978A-. ...
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Overview - Cigarette Lighter -U1-