Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Secondary Lock

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

The secondary lock is a housing securing mechanism (second locking mechanism) that secures all wires in one contact housing. If a secondary lock is installed at a contact housing, it must always be opened or removed using specified tool before releasing and pulling out individual crimp contacts.

Secondary lock is distinguished by a different color from the rest of the contact housing. It simplifies recognizing the secondary lock and clarifies its function.

The shapes of the terminal housings depicted here are only a selection which, as an example, should make clear the various functions of the secondary lock.

Example 1

Housing securing mechanism is released by removing a “comb”-arrow-.

Secondary Lock

Example 2

Housing securing mechanism is released by opening a “flap”-arrow-.

Secondary Lock

Example 3

Housing securing mechanism can be released by disengaging a “slider”-arrow-.

Secondary Lock

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