Dash panel
Removing and installing dash-panel
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Dash panel
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Removing
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Disconnect battery.
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Unclip cover -2-
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Unscrew bolts -4- (3x) from left securing plate -3-.
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Leave securing plate with fuse carrier suspended from wiring.
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Removing driver's storage compartment => Page
68-8
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Remove steering wheel
up to MY 1998 =>Page
69-83
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Removing steering column switch =>Page
70-51
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Remove steering column surround => Page
70-52
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Remove dash panel insert
=> Electrical System; Repair group 90
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Unclip cover -5-
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Unscrew bolts -7- (3x) from right securing plate -6-.
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Removing glove compartment => Page
68-1
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Remove upper section of centre console => Page
68-15
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Remove lower section of centre console => Page
68-9
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Unscrew bolts -9- at bracket -8- behind passenger's airbag.
Note:
The bolts are treated with microencapsulated adhesive and should therefore always be
replaced.
Before fitting, recut the thread on the threaded insert
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Unscrew bolts -12- from air duct -11- of heater (AC).
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Detach air duct at top and bottom.
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Unscrew bolts -13- brackets remain on dash panel.
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Pull dash panel forwards out of guide.
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Installing
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Push onto clip -14- (2x).
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Check positioning in clips by gently pressing dash panel.
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To facilitate installation of photosensor, attach a cable tie or suitable cord
to connector to provide extra length.
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Cover
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Left securing plate
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Bolts (3x)
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Tightening torque 4 Nm
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