Instrument Panel, Aligning In Vehicle

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

NOTE:

Instrument panel can be aligned in height and diagonally to the direction of travel.

Removing

-- Remove the plenum chamber cover. Refer to PLENUM CHAMBER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Only loosen the bolt -1- (2-3 turns).

Fig 1: Identifying Bolt

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-- Remove the instrument panel cover on each side. Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL CROSSMEMBER .

-- Remove the bolt -1- on both sides.

Fig 2: Identifying Screw And Trim

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-- Remove the trim on both sides -2- from the center console.

-- Only loosen the bolts -1 and 2- (2-3 turns).

Fig 3: Identifying Bolts

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Fig 4: Identifying Nuts

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-- Loosen the nuts -1- and the nut -4- 2-3 turns.

Instrument Panel Height, Aligning

NOTE:

The instrument panel height -3- is set using eccentric screws -2 and 5-.

In the zero position, the longer eccentric surface faces toward outside of vehicle.

The eccentric must not be turned more than ±90° out of zero position.

-- Adjust the height of the instrument panel -3- using the eccentric screws -2 and 5-.

Instrument Panel Width, Aligning

-- Push the instrument panel -3- into the desired position.

-- After aligning the instrument panel inside the vehicle, tighten it to the tightening specification.

Installation of removed components is in reverse order of removal.

Tightening Specifications

Component	Tightening Specification
Bolts/nuts for securing the instrument panel	20 Nm
Bolt for footwell trim	1.5 Nm