Agree... terrible design. Should be 4 spring clips, pop the top of the air box, and direct access to the filter. I've noticed VW design is getting worse and worse for simple maintenance. Too many engineering ideas that are overly complicated. I think they WANT you to accidentally break things so they can sell you new parts.
schválne je to robené tak kurevnicky aby to človek niesol do VW servisu, pamätám moje predošlé autá, kde to bola lahôdka menit. ešte že to neodliali z jedného kusu vymeniť spolu s motorom alebo kúpiť nové auto