Installing the Dashboard

Fig 1: Disconnecting Connector And Removing Sun Sensor

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Lift the dashboard over the gear selector lever.

Install the brackets for the connectors at the A posts.

Pull the connector for the sun sensor out through the hole in the dashboard.

Press the dashboard into position. Install the 10 screws (Tighten to 10 Nm  ).

Close the glove compartment lid sufficiently for the gas strut to be installed.

Press the gas strut into place.

Install: 

• the sun sensor
• the connector for the hazard warning signal flasher
• the display screen/loudspeaker. See Display Screen/Loudspeaker, RTI (Road Traffic Information), Replacing
• the end cover
• the mechanical cable for the gear selector lever knob
• the radio. See Radio/Carphone, Replacing
• the center console. See Center Console, Replacing  (-2004) or Center Console, Replacing  (2005-)
• the combined instrument panel. See Driver Information Module (DIM), Replacing
• the gear selector assembly. See Gear Selector Assembly And Steering Wheel Module
• the steering wheel. See Steering Wheel, Replacing
• the on-board diagnostics connector. See Data Link Connector (DLC), Replacing
• the courtesy lighting on the driver's side. See Courtesy Lighting, Front, Replacing
• the soundproofing panels. See Soundproofing Panel, Replacing
• the panels for the A-posts. See Replacing the A-Post Panel .