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WE81 - Replacing Switching Element for Charge Port Door (Workshop Campaign)

Vehicle Type:

918 Spyder

Model Year:

2015

Concerns:

Switching element for charge port door

Information:

This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Defective
switching elements for the charge port door may have been installed on the affected vehicles
due to a supplier error. We have discovered that there is a greater likelihood that the switching
elements used here will fail.
If this is the case, the switching element can become mechanically blocked. It will then no longer be
possible to open the charge port door.

Action
Required:

Replace switching element for charge port door.

Affected
Vehicles:

The VIN(s) can be checked by using PIWIS Vehicle Information link to verify if the campaign affects the
vehicle. This campaign is scope specific to the VIN! Failure to verify in PIWIS may result in an improper
repair. This campaign affects 61 vehicles in North America.

Tools:

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Parts Info:

Work
Procedure:

9002 - Lifting platform holders
9453 - Access ramps
9003 - Socket wrench for central wheel lock
9004 - Socket wrench for central wheel lock cover
VAS 6928 - Socket wrench set, 39-piece
Torque wrench, 150 – 800 Nm (111 – 592 ftlb.), e.g. V.A.G. 1601 - Torque wrench 150-800 Nm
(111-592 ftlb.)
Torque wrench, 2 – 10 Nm (1.5 – 7.5 ftlb.), e.g. V.A.G 1783 - Torque wrench, 2-10 Nm (1.5-7.5
ftlb.)

NOTE: PARTS WILL NOT BE AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATED TO YOUR DEALERSHIP. ALL PARTS
MUST BE ORDERED VIA A PTEC/PAV.
Part No.

Designation

Qty.

9P1.962.625

 Switching element for charge port door

1 ea.

See Attachment “A”.

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See Attachment “B”.

Installation
Position:

Installation position of switching element for charge port door
Attachment "A": Work Procedure
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Preliminary work
1.1

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Raise the vehicle on a lifting platform  Workshop Manual '4X00IN Lifting the vehicle'.
1.1.1

Position the vehicle between the arms of the lifting platform and push it onto the
9453 - access ramps.

1.1.2

Remove underbody covers and fit mounting plates 9002 - Lifting platform
holders,  Workshop Manual '518119 Removing and installing jacking points'.

1.1.3

Jack and raise the vehicle at the mounting plates.

1.2

Remove rear right wheel  Workshop Manual '440519 Removing and installing wheel section on "Removing"'.

1.3

Remove front part of rear wheel housing liner at the right  Workshop Manual '53691901
Removing and installing rear wheel housing liner (front part) - section on "Removing"'.

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Remove air guide.
1.4.1

Open clamping jaws  Removing
air cleaner guide -2- and remove
air guide  Removing air cleaner
guide -1-.

Removing air cleaner guide
2

Remove switching element for charge port
door.
2.1

Release electric plug connection 
Disconnecting connector -1- on switching
element for charge port door  Disconnecting connector -2- and disconnect it 
Disconnecting connector -arrow-.

Disconnecting connector

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2.2

Loosen fastening screws  Removing
switching element -1- on switching element
for charge port door  Removing switching
element -2- by approx. 3 turns.

2.3

Disengage switching element for charge port
door  Removing switching element -2from the charging socket tray  Removing
switching element -arrow-.

Removing switching element
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The locking bar and fastening screws on the switching element for the charge port door must
be re-used during this campaign.

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2.4

Unclip locking bar  Removing locking bar
-1- from the servo motor axle  Removing
locking bar -2- ( Removing locking bar
-arrow A-).

2.5

Unscrew and remove fastening screws 
Removing locking bar -3- from switching
element for charge port door  Removing
locking bar -2- ( Removing locking bar
-arrows B-).

Install new switching element for charge port
door, Part No. 9P1.962.625.

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Removing locking bar

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Screw in fastening screws  Installing
locking bar -3- on switching element for
charge port door  Installing locking bar -2by approx. 3 turns initially  Installing locking
bar -arrows A-.

3.2

Hold axle for switching element for charge
port door securely with your hand and clip
in the locking bar you removed earlier 
Installing locking bar -1- ( Installing locking
bar -arrow B-).

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Installing locking bar
3.3

Engage switching element for charge port
door  Inserting switching element -2at the charging socket tray  Inserting
switching element -arrow- and secure with
the fastening screws  Inserting switching
element -1-.
Tightening torque 2.5 Nm (2 ftlb.)

Inserting switching element

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3.4

Connect electric plug connection  Locking
connector -1- on switching element for
charge port door  Locking connector -2( Locking connector -arrow-) until the plug
connection engages securely.

3.5

Carry out a function test.
3.5.1

Lock the vehicle.

3.5.2

Check that the switching element
locks the charge port door when the
vehicle is locked.

3.5.3

Unlock the vehicle.

3.5.4

Check that the charge port door
can be opened when the vehicle is
unlocked.

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Locking connector

Install air guide.
4.1.1

Insert air guide  Installing air
guide -1- into the air duct and press
it onto the air-cleaner element until it
is flush.

4.1.2

Close the clamping jaws 
Installing air guide -2-.

4.2

Install front part of rear wheel housing liner
at the right  Workshop Manual '53691901
Removing and installing rear wheel housing
liner (front part) - section on "Installing"'.

4.3

Fit rear right wheel  Workshop Manual
'440519 Removing and installing wheel section on "Installing"'.

4.4

Lower the vehicle and remove it from the
lifting platform  Workshop Manual '4X00IN
Lifting the vehicle'.

Installing air guide

4.4.1

Lower the vehicle onto the 9453 - access ramps with the lifting platform.

4.4.2

Remove mounting plates 9002 - Lifting platform holders and install the covers
on the underbody  Workshop Manual '518119 Removing and installing jacking
points'.

Enter the workshop campaign in the Warranty and Maintenance booklet.

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Attachment "B": Claim Submission - Workshop Campaign WE81
Warranty claims should be submitted via WWS/PQIS.
Open campaigns may be checked by using either the PIWIS Vehicle Information system or through PQIS
Job Creation.
Labor, parts, and sublet will be automatically inserted when Technician is selected in WWS/PQIS. If
necessary, the required part numbers will need to be manually entered into warranty system by the dealer
administrator.
Information
The specified working time was determined specifically for carrying out this campaign and may differ
from the working time published in the Labor Operation List in PIWIS.
Working time:
Replacing switching element for charge port door
Includes:
Removing and installing rear right wheel
Removing and installing front part of rear wheel housing liner
at the right

Labor time: 124 TU

Parts required:
9P1.962.625

Switching element for charge port door

1 ea.

 Damage code WE81 066 000 2
References:

 Workshop Manual '4X00IN Lifting the vehicle'
 Workshop Manual '440519 Removing and installing wheel'
 Workshop Manual '518119 Removing and installing jacking points'
 Workshop Manual '53691901 Removing and installing rear wheel housing liner (front part)'

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Service Technician

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Asst. Manager

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Warranty Admin.

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Service Technician

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