51 16 176 Removing And Installing/Replacing Centre Armrest On Storage Compartment On Left Or Right

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove storage box  . See 51 16 240 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR STORAGE BOX .

Unclip center armrest (1) downwards on guide (2) of storage box (3).

Fig 1: Identifying Centre Armrest

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