Necessary preliminary tasks
- Remove STORAGE COMPARTMENT
- Move front seats back completely and lower
- Clamp off BATTERY NEGATIVE LEAD
- Remove STEERING COLUMN
- Remove both TRIMS FOR FRONT ROOF PILLAR
- Remove TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY
- Remove INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
- Remove LIGHT OPERATOR UNIT
- Remove DECORATIVE STRIP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ON RIGHT
- Remove operator unit for heating and air conditioning system . See 6411378 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING HEATING - A/C SYSTEM CONTROL PANEL (VERSION WITH CCC/ASK AND CIC) or 6411377 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER OPERATOR UNIT (VERSION WITHOUT CCC/ASK)
- Remove INSERT FOR RADIO CONTROL KEY
- In appropriate version:
- Remove RADIO RECEIVER
- Remove AUDIO SYSTEM CONTROLLER
- Remove CAR COMMUNICATION COMPUTER
- If necessary, remove on-board monitor. See 65 82 050 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) ONBOARD MONITOR
- Remove RIGHT GLOVEBOX WITH HOUSING
- Remove SPEAKER
- If necessary, remove SOLAR SENSOR
Unfasten screws (1 and 3).
Pull back instrument panel trim (2) in direction of arrow.
Disconnect available plug connections and remove instrument panel trim (2).
Installation:
Make sure guides (2) on instrument panel trim (1) are correctly seated in respective mountings.
Make sure seals are correctly seated on air ducts.