Passive Entry Module

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect the battery negative (ground) cable, refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING , then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

Fig 1: Identifying Instrument Panel, Studs, PEM & Panel Hanger Bracket

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

Removal

-- Disconnect the battery negative cable. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

-- Remove the lower glove box from the instrument panel (4). Refer to Removal and Installation .

-- Reach through the outboard side of the lower glove box opening to access and remove the two nuts that secure the two studs (1) of the Passive Entry Module (PEM) (2) bracket to the instrument panel hanger bracket (3) for the heater and air conditioner housing.

-- Still reaching through the outboard side of the lower glove box opening, reach around the outboard end of the heater and air conditioner housing to access and remove the one plastic push in fastener that secures the forward leg of the PEM bracket to the flange between the blower and recirculation housings.

-- Disconnect the two instrument panel wire harness connectors from the two connector receptacles of the PEM.

-- Remove the PEM from the vehicle.

Installation

Fig 2: Identifying Instrument Panel, Studs, PEM & Panel Hanger Bracket

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Reach through the outboard side of the lower glove box opening to access and reconnect the two instrument panel wire harness connectors to the two connector receptacles of the Passive Entry Module (PEM) (2).

-- Still reaching through the outboard side of the lower glove box opening, reach around the outboard end of the heater and air conditioner housing to position the PEM to the flange between the blower and recirculation housings.

-- Install the one plastic push in fastener that secures the forward leg of the PEM bracket to the flange between the blower and recirculation housings.

-- Install and tighten the two nuts that secure the two studs (1) of the PEM bracket to the instrument panel hanger bracket (3) for the heater and air conditioner housing. Tighten the nuts securely.

-- Reinstall the lower glove box into the instrument panel. Refer to Removal and Installation .

-- Connect the battery negative cable. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

NOTE:

If the PEM is being replaced with a new unit, a diagnostic scan tool MUST be used to initialize and configure the new PEM. Follow the programming steps outlined in the diagnostic scan tool for Initialize found under Miscellaneous Functions for the PEM/Passive Entry Module menu item.