Central Tube
Central Tube
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Pry lever (80 - 200)
• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1331)
• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1783)
Removing
- Remove instrument panel. Refer to => [ Instrument Panel ] Instrument Panel.
- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 2) of fuse carrier - 2 -.
Tightening specification: 3 Nm
- Lay down fuse carrier with connected wires.
- Disengage wiring harness on instrument panel carrier and free it up.
- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 2) of 3-socket relay carrier - 2 -.
Tightening specification: 3 Nm
- Remove nuts - 3 - (Qty. 2) of 6-socket relay carrier - 4 - with control module for vehicle electrical system.
Tightening specification: 2.4 Nm
- Lay down relay carrier with connected wires.
- Remove wiring harness behind relay carriers from central tube and free it up.
- Remove bolt - 2 - of pedal bracket.
Tightening specification: 23 Nm
- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 4).
Tightening specification: 22 Nm
- Place steering column in driver's footwell.
- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 4) of left brace.
Tightening specification: 9 Nm
- Remove screw - 2 -.
Tightening specification: 8 Nm
• If brace remains installed, it is sufficient to only loosen bolt - 3 - and swing brace downward.
- Loosen/remove bolt - 3 - (front mount for brace on air conditioner).
Tightening specification: 8 Nm
- Remove support or tilt it downward.
- Disengage air guide at air conditioner - arrows 1 - and remove it upward - arrows 2 -.
- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 4).
Tightening specification: 9 Nm
- Expose cable - 2 -.
- Remove right support.
- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 2) of bracket for air conditioner.
Tightening specification: 11 Nm
- Pry both cover caps - 3 - out with a screwdriver.
- Loosen hex nuts - 4 - a few turns.
- Loosen wiper arm - 2 - from wiper axle by tilting slightly.
- Completely remove hex nuts and remove wiper arm.
- Remove securing clips - 1 - and remove cowl panel grille - 5 -.
- Remove E-box plenum chamber cover - arrows -.
- Carefully pry off mounting bracket - arrow - assisted with a screwdriver and lay Engine Control Module (ECM) with attached wires aside.
- Unclip retaining bracket.
- If present, lay aside transmission control module with wiring connected.
- Remove bolts - 2 - (Qty. 2) of connector station.
Tightening specification: 3 Nm
- Remove central tube bolt - 1 - for instrument panel in plenum chamber.
Tightening specification: 6 Nm
- Remove left bolts - 1 - (Qty. 2).
Tightening specification: 35 Nm
- Remove upper bolt - 3 -. Tightening specification 6 Nm.
- Unscrew Ground (GND) wires - 2 -.
- Remove right bolt - 2 -.
Tightening specification: 35 Nm
- Unscrew Ground (GND) wires - 1 -.
- Pull instrument panel central tube forward a few mm.
- Pull out pins - 2 - (Qty. 2) preferably upward using a small screwdriver.
- Free up electrical wiring harness behind vent.
- Remove air guide upward - arrow -.
- Unscrew Ground (GND) wires - 1 -.
- Press off wiring harness behind central tube for instrument panel from central tube for instrument panel - arrows -.
To do so, use pry lever (80 - 200).
- Remove instrument panel central tube.
Installing
To install, perform the steps used in removal in reverse order.