Replacing the dashboard

Fig 1: Distribution Pipe Screws

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Transferring components to a new dashboard: 

Place the dashboard on a piece of cloth with the rear facing upwards.

Transfer the distributor pipe (four screws).

Disconnect the cable harness for the SRS from the dashboard.

Transfer: 

• the glove compartment (two screws) and bulbs
• the central ventilation vent
• the vent on the driver's side. See Replacing the ventilation vent on the driver's side
• the vent on the passenger side. See Replacing the ventilation vents on the passenger side
• the airbag unit (two screws)
• the steel nuts
• the mounting sleeve in the middle
• the cable harness for the dashboard
• all the foam filling to the same place on the new dashboard.

Tighten the screws for the SRS airbag. Tighten to 9 Nm  .

Install the dashboard according to Installing the dashboard .