Instrument panel
Tools
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
Release lever T10039
Instrument panel, removing and installing
Removing
- Set parking brake.
- If vehicle has manual transmission, select 2nd gear.
- If vehicle has automatic transmission, select rearmost driving range position.
- Remove driver airbag unit 69-4, Driver airbag unit, removing and installing
- Remove steering wheel 69-4, Steering wheel, removing and installing
- Remove steering column trim 68-2, Steering column trim, removing and installing
- Remove side instrument panel covers 68-2, Instrument panel side covers, removing and installing .
- Remove footwell covers 68-2, Footwell covers, removing and installing
- Remove instrument panel hood 68-2, Instrument panel hood, removing and installing
- Remove upper A-pillar trim 70-4, Upper A-pillar trim,
removing and installing
- For vehicles without navigation or radio, pry radio block-off cover - 1 - out of bracket using Wedge T10039/1 . - If radio - 2 - is installed, remove it
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- If navigation display and operating unit - 3 - is installed, remove it
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- Remove air conditioning operating unit - 4 -
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There are two existing variations of trim - 1 - :
Trim with threaded pin - 4 - and lock washer - 5 - .
Trim without threaded pin and lock washer.
Note :
For a better overview, lock washer - 5 - is shown partially removed in illustration. When installed, lock washer is accessible through radio opening, but not visible.
- Reach through radio opening and determine by touch if trim possesses a threaded pin - 7 - and a lock washer - 5 - .
Trim with threaded pin and lock washer
- Reaching through radio opening, use a small screwdriver to pry wings - 6 - of lock washer - 5 - up and remove lock washer - 5 - from threaded pin - 4 - . Note :
Make sure that lock washer does not fall into cockpit.
Lock washer - 5 - is distorted during removal. It must be replaced for assembly.
If vehicle was equipped with trim without a threaded pin and lock washer and trim is exchanged for replacement trim with a threaded pin and lock washer, securing clip in area of threaded pin must be removed before assembly.
Check if middle of trim is equipped with a securing clip in area of threaded pin. If not, a securing clip must be supplemented at this position.
After installing trim - 1 - push on new lock washer - 5 - in illustrated position until it is pressed against surface (do not turn).
Both variations
- Pry trim strip - 1 - out of mounting using wedge T10039/1 and detach adjusting wheel - 2 - from trim strip.
- Disconnect adjusting wheel housing
from wiring harness if vehicle has vent illumination.
- Using a small screwdriver, push latch mechanism - 3 - forward in direction of travel and remove ignition key.
- Pry trim strip - 7 - out of mountings in trim strip using wedge T10039/1 . - Pry trim strip - 8 - out of mounting using wedge T10039/1 and detach adjusting wheel - 9 - from trim strip.
- Disconnect adjusting wheel housing from wiring harness if vehicle has vent illumination.
- Remove bolts - 1 - , - 2 - , - 3 - , - 4 - , - 5 - and - 6 - .
Note :
When frame is being installed, bolts must be installed in this order.
- Remove frame - 7 - from instrument panel and disconnect wiring harnesses (depending on vehicle equipment) from switch strip.
- Remove 2 bolts - 8 - and remove cover above steering column - 9 - .
- Remove trim mat - 1 - from glove compartment.
Note :
Depending on version, bolt - 3 - may also be a
component part of footwell cover. In this case, bolt is
already removed.
- Remove bolts - 2 - , - 3 - , - 4 - and - 5 - .
Note :
When driver side trim is being installed, bolts must be installed in this order.
- Remove driver side trim - 6 - from instrument panel and disconnect Bowden cable from parking brake - 7 - .
- Disconnect rotary light switch and headlight range regulator from respective wiring harnesses.
- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 13) and remove front passenger side trim - 2 - from instrument panel.
Note :
Vehicle wallet compartment is fastened to passenger side trim with two bolts. Both of these bolts do not need to be removed.
- Disconnect contact switch for glove compartment light from wiring harness.
- Disconnect glove compartment light from wiring harness.
- Remove bolts - 1 - and - 2 - from instrument panel hood bracket - 3 - . - Remove bolts - 4 - , - 5 - and - 6 - from instrument panel insert - 7 - . Note :
When instrument panel hood bracket and instrument
panel insert are being installed, bolts must be
installed in this order.
- Remove instrument panel hood bracket from instrument panel.
- Remove instrument panel insert from instrument panel and disconnect 2 connectors.
- Remove 4 bolts - 1 - and remove knee
bolster on driver side.
- Pry vent grille - 1 - out from instrument panel insert using wedge T10039/1 . - Check whether loudspeaker - 2 - is installed under vent grille.
- If loudspeaker is installed, remove it upwards out of instrument panel and disconnect from respective wiring harness.
- Check whether vehicle has Climatronic.
- For vehicles with Climatronic, pull sun sensor - 3 - out of instrument panel and disconnect it from respective wiring harness.
- For vehicles without Climatronic, cover
- 4 - which is installed does not need to
be removed.
Only vehicles with Climatronic and/or loudspeaker and/or parking distance warning system and/or storage bin:
- Open compartment, grasp housing - 1 - with both hands and pull out of dash panel mountings with a jerk.
- When removing, grasp housing above vents and pull backwards (opposite direction of travel).
Note :
Before installing housing, check that fastening clips on sides (Qty. 6) are correctly positioned in mounting for housing.
- For vehicles with vent illumination,
detach wiring harness from housing - 1 -
.
Note :
When installing instrument panel, ensure that wiring harnesses and sealing plugs are properly routed.
- Disconnect wiring harness
(speaker/sun sensor) from instrument panel and remove instrument panel.
- On vehicles with storage bin, separate respective wiring harness.
Note :
Removal of storage bin is not necessary.
All vehicles:
- Remove two bolts - 1 - (8 Nm).
- Remove bolt - 2 - (8 Nm).
- Loosen 2 nuts each - 3 - and - 4 - (8 Nm).
Note :
For clarity, four nuts are shown removed. It is not necessary to remove front passenger airbag from instrument panel.
- Disconnect wiring harnesses from front passenger airbag.
Note :
After instrument panel has been installed, front passenger airbag module must be positioned precisely in mountings under instrument panel.
To secure free of stress, first install bolts - 1 - and -
2 - and then nuts - 3 - and - 4 - .
- Remove union nut - 1 - from ignition lock - 2 - and remove ignition lock from instrument panel.
- Remove bolts - 3 - (Qty. 7) and remove instrument panel from vehicle.
Installing
- Installation is performed in reverse order of removal.
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