Button In Handle, Moving Into Installation Position

2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, 4D Sedan, Standard TransSECTION Button In Handle, Moving Into Installation Position
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Handle with the Button on the SideΒ 

-- Pull the button out of the handle just far enough until there is a small gap between the handle and the button. The button locks when released.

Fig 1: Handle With Button On Side
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-- Prevent the button from being pressed in using either a cable tie or wire.

Handle with the Button in the FrontΒ 

The button cannot be pulled out on these handles.

There are two ways to move the button into the installed position, "with" or "without" an assembly aid. The following describes both ways.

Moving the handle "with" an assembly aid into the installed position:

Make sure the assembly aid has an eye -arrow- at the front. Other assembly aids cannot be used.

Fig 2: Assembly Aid Eye
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-- Press the button and push the assembly aid (with the eye) -arrow- all the way in until it latches into place. Then release the button. The button locks into the installed position when the assembly aid is pulled out.

Fig 3: Identifying Pressing Button And Pushing Assembly Aid (With Eye) All The Way In Until It Latches Into Place
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Moving the handle "without" an assembly aid into the installed position:

-- Remove the trim -A- from the handle.

Fig 4: Identifying Handle Trim
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-- Push the small lever -1- into the groove -2- with a screwdriver. This pushes the button -3- into the installed position.

Fig 5: Identifying Small Lever Pushed Into Groove With Screwdriver, Pushing Button Into Installed Position
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-I- the button is in the pressed position

-II- the button is in the installed position

NOTE:

Push the lever into the groove and no further.

Install the trim back onto the handle only after the handle is installed. This way it is possible to see if the small lever fits into the pull rod when the button is pushed.

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