This doesn't sound right. Some others here have had the recall repair done within a day. I think what you are describing would take days. Is there another dealer nearby?

 

This dealer is closest to my home...bought the car elsewhere as was the only Pro S available at the time...purchasing dealer said the part was 4-6 weeks away...got to hope it will work out as the car has been good so far

 

I’d rather have them take their time and do it right you don’t want bubbles in the coolant or anything installed improperly. Good luck and keep us posted

 

How are auto HV batteries de-energized?

 

This probably just means ensuring (proving) that the HV Battery Contactor is actually open and (possibly) then disconnecting the battery HV cables.

 

They have to go through a "de-energize" procedure to safely do diagnostics or work on the HV system.....they don't discharge the HV battery. Its kinda like a proper shut down of your computer rather than a hard power off.

And as to removing the wheels etc, on mine they removed the two trim panels (middle rear and rear), disconnected the coolant lines and removed the AX charger. Then they put it back together, bled the coolant lines and ran diagnostic tests.

It appears to me that the procedures provided by VW to the techs are quite precise and detailed; at my dealer only a couple of techs are "HV certified" so they do all the EV work, but they seems quite competent and provide detailed notes on the work they do right on the work order.

 

my dealer only has on EV tech so that might have caused to 2 day recall repair