Removing and installing (replacing) headlining (with panorama glass roof) (330i xDrive Wagon, 328d xDrive Wagon)

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove left/right Roof Pillar Front (A-Pillar) TRIM PANEL 
• Remove left/right SUN VISOR AND COUNTER SUPPORT
• Remove left/right VANITY MIRROR LIGHT
• Remove left/right MICROPHONE
• Open slide/tilt sunroof at front
• Remove ROOF SWITCH CLUSTER .
• Remove all GRAB HANDLES .
• Remove rear INTERIOR ROOF LIGHTS .
• Remove left/right top door post (b-pillar) TRIM PANEL 
• Remove left/right rear roof pillar (c-pillar) TRIM PANEL 
• Remove left/right d-pillar TRIM PANEL 
• Remove load area net
• Remove either left side rear seat BACKREST or right side rear seat BACKREST
• Release edge protection on all doors in the headlining area
• Release tailgate gasket halfway

Version with load area net mounts: 

Remove all load area net mounts (3).

Open protective cap (1).

Release screws (2) and remove load area net mounts (3).

Tightening torque 51 47 4AZ .

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Release screws (1).

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Attention  !

Headlining tends to kink between the B and C-pillars.

The following tasks must be carried out with a second person assisting: 

Support the headlining at front/rear.

Release expanding rivets (1).

Unclip headlining (3) at clip (2).

Installation note: 

Replace clip (2)

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Adjust backrest of driver's and front passenger seat all the way back.

Support headlining (1) at front.

Unclip headlining (1) in marked side area in downward direction (2).

Carefully pull headlining (1) forward until headlining (1) is fed out of remaining clips (2).

Pull down headlining (1).

Installation note: 

Unclip rear clips (2) from roof frame.

If necessary, replace faulty clips (2).

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If removing completely:  Maneuver headlining out by way of the tailgate.

Installation note: 

Installation sequence: 

1. Attach headlining to the clips at front and rear
2. Screw down front headlining
3. Install grab handles at front first, then at rear
4. Screw down sun visors and counter supports
5. Secure edge protection to headlining
6. Fix tailgate gasket on headlining
7. Add final details to vehicle