Instrument Panel, Removing And Installing: Installing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE:

Before installing, check all fasteners for damage and replace them if necessary.

Vehicles without Center Speaker -R208- and without Indirect Ventilation

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-- Under the speaker trim -1-, seal off the openings for the speaker and indirect ventilation with "noise insulation". For the allocation, refer to the appropriate Electronic Parts Information.

NOTE:

Cut the "noise insulation" to the exact size of the openings.

Continuation for All Vehicles

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-- Make sure that the mounts -2- are secured inside the body before installing the instrument panel -1-.

-- Connect the connectors and secure the wiring harnesses to the instrument panel the same way they were during removal.

-- With a second technician push the instrument panel -1- in the three mounts -2- in the windshield transition area.

-- Insert the instrument panel using the left and right tab -arrow A- so it exactly fits in the guide holes.

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-- Fasten the instrument panel -7- with the six screws in the sequence: -6, 5, 43, 2 and 1-.

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-- On the front passenger side, fasten the instrument panel -5- with the four screws in the sequence: -4, 3, 2 and 1-.

Further installation is performed in reverse order of the removal.