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Instrument panel
Instrument panel, removing and installing

Removing

Note:

„ To remove the instrument panel both front doors

must be open. Therefore take care to have an
adequately roomy work area for the vehicle.

- If rear of vehicle is equipped with 10-way seats, adjust

the seats into position necessary for removal 72-2, Rear
seat cushions, 10-position seat, removing and installing .

- Turn the steering wheel to center position (front wheels

point straight ahead).

- Pull out the ignition key and allow the steering wheel lock
to engage.

- Remove front headrests 72-1, Seat headrest,

removing and installing .

- Remove front seats 72-1, Front seat, removing and

installing .

- Remove footwell cover (driver side) 68-2, Footwell

cover (driver side), removing and installing .

4-seater

- Remove display and information control unit, rear

Repair Manual, Heating and Air conditioning, Repair

Group 87, Air conditioning

- Remove rear seat cushions, 10-way seat 72-2, Rear

seat cushions, 10-position seat, removing and installing .

- Remove rear seat backrests, 10-way seat Page 72-

2, Rear seat backrest, 10-position seat, removing and
installing .

- Remove center armrest, 4-seater 74-2, Center

armrest, 4-seater, removing and installing .
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All vehicles

- Remove hood release lever

Repair Manual, Body Exterior, Repair Group 55, Hood,

Lids

- Remove selector lever handle and selector mechanism

trim

Repair Manual, Automatic transmission, Repair Group

37, Controls, Housing

- Remove lower A-pillar trim.

„ Passenger side 70-3, Passenger side lower A-

pillar trim, removing and installing .

„ Driver side 70-3, Driver side lower A-pillar trim,

removing and installing .

- Remove fuse box cover (driver side) 68-2, Fuse panel

cover (driver side), removing and installing .

- Remove instrument panel trim, side 68-2, Instrument

panel side covers, removing and installing .

- Remove foot-activated parking brake

Repair Manual, Brakes, Repair Group 46, Mechanical

components

- Remove footwell cover (passenger side) 68-2,

Footwell cover (passenger side), removing and installing .

- Remove CD changer

Repair Manual, Communication, Repair Group 91, CD

Changer

.
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- Remove CD drive for Navigation

Repair Manual, Communication, Repair Group 91,

Control Module for navigation with CD-mechanism J401

- Remove glove compartment 68-2, Glove

compartment, removing and installing .

- Remove center console.

„ 4-seater 68-2, Center console (4-seater),

removing and installing .

„ 5-seater 68-2, Center console (5-seater),

removing and installing

- Remove front information display and control unit

Repair Manual, Communication, Repair Group 91, Front

Information Display Control Head Control Module J523

.
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- Remove two bolts - 1 - and - 2 - from

fuse holder.
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- Remove the two bolts - 1 - .

- Remove locking bolt - 2 - and pull off

lower steering column - 3 - from steering
pinion - 4 - .

Note :

„ The lower steering column is attached to the

steering column. Therefore it must be secured with
cable ties to prevent it from falling down.
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- Remove bolt - 1 - in driver footwell. It is

located on the right next to the steering
column.

- Remove the two bolts on the right and

left - 2 - .

- Remove the two bolts on the right and

left - 3 - .

- With the help of a second technician,

pull the instrument panel out of the three
front mounts - 1 - and the A-pillar
brackets - 2 - .

- Hold the instrument panel in the area of

the outer vents.

- Have a third technician, working from

the footwell, disconnect all wiring
harnesses to the instrument panel.
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- Disconnect all wiring harnesses in the

upper area of the instrument panel.

- Remove the instrument panel from the

vehicle.

Note :

„ There are two spacers between the instrument panel

and the A-pillar on each side of the vehicle.

- Adjust the spacers - 3 - to their

minimal width.

Installing
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- Insert the four spacers - 3 - into the

instrument panel mountings.

- Lift the instrument panel into the vehicle

with the help of a second technician.
Hold the instrument panel in the area of
the outer vents.

- Have a third technician, working from

the footwell, connect all wiring harnesses
to the instrument panel.

- Connect all wiring harnesses in the

upper area of the instrument panel.

- Now place the instrument panel in the

three front mountings - 1 - and onto the
A-pillar bracket - 2 - .
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- Hand tighten the two bolts - 3 - on the

left and right.

- Hand tighten the two bolts - 2 - on the

left and right.

- Hand tighten the bolt - 1 - .

- After the instrument panel is aligned in

the vehicle, tighten the bolt - 1 - to 20
Nm.
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- Hand tighten the two bolts - 1 - .

- After the instrument panel is aligned in

the vehicle, tighten the bolts - 1 - to 20
Nm.

- Place the lower steering column - 3 -

all the way onto the steering pinion - 4 -
until the limit stop.

- Fasten the lower steering column and

the steering gear together using the bolt -
2 - . The torque is 30 Nm.
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- Secure the fuse holder with two sets of

bolts - 1 - and - 2 - (3.5 Nm).

Height alignment of instrument panel (Z-axis)

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- The height of the instrument panel is to

be aligned with the lower edges of the
instrument panel trim - A - and the door
trim panels - B - .

- If necessary, remove the bolts - 1 -

and - 2 - and insert a corresponding
spacer - 3 - (1, 2 or 3 mm) between the
instrument panel - 4 - and A-pillar
bracket - 5 - .

- Tighten the bolts - 1 - and - 2 - and

check the adjusted instrument panel
height.

- If necessary, correct the adjusted

height as described.

- After the correct instrument panel

height has been determined, remove
bolts - 1 - and - 2 - .

- Following the same procedure, adjust

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the instrument panel to the correct height

on the left side of the vehicle.

- After the instrument panel depth and

lateral position have been adjusted,
tighten the bolts - 1 - and - 2 - to 40
Nm.

Depth alignment of instrument panel (X-axis)

- The depth of the instrument panel is to

aligned so that it contacts the A-pillar trim
- 2- .

- Remove two bolts - 3 - .

- With a mounting lever positioned

behind the A-pillar bracket - 4 - , press
the instrument panel - 1 - forward until it
contacts the A-pillar trim.

- Following the same procedure, align

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the instrument panel on the left side of

the vehicle.

Lateral alignment of instrument panel (Y-axis)

- The lateral position of the instrument

panel is to be aligned so that the right
and left side have the same width gap -
a - to the door panel trim.

Note :

„ For a better overview, the instrument panel is shown

uninstalled.

- Tighten two bolts - 1 - on the left and

right side of vehicle. The torque is 20
Nm.

Note :
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„ The four spacers - 2 - close any possible gap

between the instrument panel and the A-pillar.

- Tighten the instrument panel bolts mentioned in the

preceding steps to the specified torques.

Note:

„ The installation of the instrument panel is complete.

Installation of the remaining components is
performed in reverse order of removal.