Volkswagen POLO 2009 Manual De Montaje página 20

To counter rotating of the sensors, an upward-pointing notch -arrow- about 1 mm deep is needed in the boreholes.
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File an upward-pointing notch -arrow- with a small triangular file in all four boreholes.
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Remove the swarf from the holes for the sensors in the bumper covering.
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Take the parcel shelf and the boot mat out of the vehicle.
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Interior bodywork fitting; Repair Group 70; door trims/padding; loading area and boot trims
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Remove the tailgate trim and the right hand side boot trim from the vehicle
(Polo 2014 ➤ left-hand side luggage compartment trim).
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Interior bodywork fitting; Repair Group 70; door trims/padding; loading area and boot trims
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The supplied sensor harness -7- consists of four individual sensor wires. These sensor wires are numbered from 1
to 4. When routing, the sensor wire marked with 1 should be placed in the left hole drilled -3- (facing in the direction
of travel). The remaining sensor wires 2...4 must be fitted consecutively, therefore wire 2 in drill hole -4-, etc.
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Route the individual sensor wires along the inside of the bumper covering to the drilled holes -3- to -6-.
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Secure the sensor wires -7- using two socket cable ties -2- supplied to the lugs of the bumper covering.
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Bond the retaining plates -1- supplied in position and secure the wiring to the retaining plates -7- using cable ties.
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Note
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The following steps can only be completed after the paint on the sensors is completely dry.
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For reasons of clarity, the figure shows a dismantled sensor.
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The plug -3- is designed such that it can only be plugged into the socket -1- on the sensor -2- in one position.
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The nib -arrow- on the sensors -2- must engage in the notch filed into the bumper covering (see also page 2, Fig. 3,
-arrow-). The correct position can be seen from the outside, using the markings in the outer ring of the sensors -
these must point upwards.
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Clip the sensors into the holes in the bumper covering.
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Push the plug -3- on to the sensor sockets -2-.
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Push the covers -4- over the sensors -2-.
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Note
The figure shows how the wiring is routed in the Polo 2009 ➤ 2013. In the Polo 2014 ➤ the components are installed
on the left-hand side of the vehicle. Accordingly, the wiring should not be laid towards the right as shown but towards
the left!
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Stretch the opening of the wiring grommet -arrow- in the rear body panel using an expanding pliers.
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Thread the beginning of the sensor wiring harness through the expanded wiring grommet -arrow- into the interior
of the vehicle.
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Mount the bumper covering and, when doing so, carefully continue to pull the sensor wiring harness up to the
markings in the interior of the vehicle.
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Screw the bumper covering together.
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Exterior bodywork tasks; Repair Group 63; bumper; rear bumper; removing and refitting the bumper covering
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Secure the sensor wiring harness with the supplied cable ties to the existing car wiring.
Note
The wiring harness must not be pinched or caught when fitting the bumper covering.
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Note
The plugs -1- are designed such that they can only be plugged into the sockets on the controller -3 - in one position.
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Plug the sensor plugs -1- according to their numbering into the corresponding sockets "1" to "4" on the controller
-3-, until they "click" into the fixed position.
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Push the power harness connector -2- into the associated socket on the control unit -3-, until it perceptibly
engages.
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Plug the buzzer connector -4- into the associated "BUZ" socket on the controller -3-, until it "clicks" into the fixed
position.
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