Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Flat Connector Systems

Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual / Wiring / Wiring Harness and Connector Repairs / Contact Housings, Releasing and Disassembling / Flat Connector Systems

Note

If necessary, housing securing mechanisms (secondary locks) must be released or removed using specified tool before releasing the contacts. Refer to → Chapter „Secondary Lock“.

Flat Connector System with One Retaining Tab

–	Guide the release tool which fits the contact housing into release channel on contact housing.

–	Grasp contact at wire and push it gently into contact housing -arrow-.

Note

By pushing the contact in the direction of the contact housing, the contact retaining tab is lifted off the housing shoulder and can be released using the release tool.

Flat Connector Systems

–	At the same time, push release tool in direction of contact housing and pull the released contact out of contact housing -arrow-.

–	After removing the contact, release tool can be pulled out of the contact housing again.

Flat Connector Systems

Flat Connector System with Two Retaining Tabs

–	Guide the release tool which fits the contact housing into release channel on contact housing.

–	Grasp contact at wire and push it gently into contact housing until it stops in direction of -arrow-.

Note

By pushing the contact in the direction of the contact housing, the contact retaining tabs are lifted off the housing shoulder and can be released using the release tool.

Flat Connector Systems

–	At the same time, push release tool in direction of contact housing and pull the released contact out of contact housing in direction of -arrow-.

–	After removing the contact, release tool can be pulled out of the contact housing again.

Flat Connector Systems

Asymmetrical

–	Guide the release tool which fits the contact housing into release channel on contact housing.

–	Grasp contact at wire and push it gently into contact housing -arrow-.

Note

By pushing the contact in the direction of the contact housing, the contact retaining tabs are lifted off the housing shoulder and can be released using the release tool.

Flat Connector Systems

–	At the same time, push release tool in direction of contact housing and pull the released contact out of contact housing -arrow-.

–	After removing the contact, release tool can be pulled out of the contact housing again.

Flat Connector Systems

Round Connector Systems

Note If necessary, housing securing mechanisms (secondary locks) must be released or removed using specified tool before releasing the contacts. Refer ...

Special Connector Systems

Note If necessary, housing securing mechanisms (secondary locks) must be released or removed using specified tool before releasing the contacts. Refer ...

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