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

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove center console cover. See 51 16 160 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING 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 (1) sideways up against center console cover (3).

Centering ribs (1) must touch the center console cover (3).

Fig 2: Identifying Center Console Operating Facility And Centering Ribs

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