Remove/Install Instrument Panel

Preliminary Work:
- Disconnect negative battery pole
- Instrument cluster removed
- Combination switch removed
- Cover below panel (only left) removed
- Rotary light switch removed
- Loudspeaker covers, left and right, removed
- Glove compartment removed
- Compartment for spectacles removed
- Center air nozzle removed
- Center console removed







Control cable on release handle for parking brake
Unhook.

Release handle and housing
Remove.

Air hose to left air nozzle
Remove.

Plug on loudspeakers, left and right
Disconnect.

Screws (2 and 3) in loudspeaker cut-out
Screw out (2 each, 8 mm).

Screws (4) in cut-out for instrument cluster
Screw out (3 each).

Screws (5) on outer side on plug-in clamp
Screw out.

Upper steering column moulding
Remove.

Ignition key
Remove.

Instrument panel
Lift, first pull back at front pillar on passenger side and remove. Remove ignition lock and cover on steering column upward. Observe installation note!






Special tool






Installation note
Before installing the panel attach the clips for the sheet metal screws on the left and right of the console.

Install duct between heater box and side nozzle on right.


Removal





1 Unhook control cable for parking brake on release handle.
2 Remove release handle and housing.
3 Remove air hose for left side nozzle.






4 Disconnect vacuum line on element for glove compartment lock cylinder.
5 Disconnect plug connectors on both loudspeakers






6 Screw out screw on left and right in loudspeaker cut-out.






7 Screw out the 3 screws in cut-out for instrument cluster.






8 Screw out screw on left on plug-in clamp.
9 Remove covering for combination switch.
10 Remove ignition key.






11 Lift panel and first pull back on passenger side while moving ignition lock and steering column cover upward and out.
12 Remove instrument panel. Observe installation note.



Installation





13 First insert panel on driver's side, then insert air connections to heater box. To do this insert ignition lock and upper steering column cover or lift over the steering column.
14 Push on and right air hoses on the outside, left and right, and on the heater box, bottom right.






15 Screw in screw on left and right loudspeaker cut-out.
16 Install and adjust center console while exposing lines and plugs.






17 Fasten center console at rear.






18 Fasten center console at front top.






19 Screw in the 3 screws in area of instrument cluster.






20 Screw in screw on left on plug-in clamp.
21 Continue to install in opposite order.
22 Perform function check.