61 31 197 Removing and installing/renewing center console operating facility

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove CENTER CONSOLE COVER

Release screws (3).

Remove center console operating facility (1) from center console cover (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Center Console Operating Facility, Center Console Cover And Screws

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Installation note: 

For an uniform join, press center console operating facility (2) sideways up against center console cover.

Centering ribs (1) must touch the center console cover.

Fig 2: Identifying Operating Facility And Centering Ribs

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