Install center armrest

• Feed in the center armrest into the center console and position correctly.
• Insert the pins (1) and slide them into the center console with the gearing (2).

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• Open the center armrest so that the spring (1) is released.
• Use a pair of long-nose pliers to lift the spring (1) over the snap-in lugs and hang it in place.

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Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING THE REAR CENTER CONSOLE TRIM .