Luggage Compartment Recess Heat Shield, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Vehicles with diagonal braces: remove the diagonal braces. Refer to DIAGONAL BRACES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the nuts -1 and 4-.

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-- TDI vehicles: free up the wire -2- -arrows-.

-- TFSI vehicles: remove the nuts -3-.

-- Remove the heat shield -5-.