Glove Compartment

Glove Compartment

Removing

- Set parking brake.

- Select rearmost driving range position.

- Remove side instrument panel covers --> [ Instrument Panel Side Covers ] Instrument Panel Side Covers.

- Remove footwell covers --> [ Footwell Covers ] Footwell Covers

- For vehicles without navigation or radio, pry radio block-off cover - 1 - out of bracket using wedge (T10039/1).

- If radio - 2 - is installed, remove it.

- If navigation display and operating unit - 3 - is installed, remove it.

- Remove air conditioning operating unit - 4 -





There are two existing variations of the trim - 1 -:

• Trim with threaded pin - 4 - and lock washer - 5 -.

• Trim without threaded pin and lock washer.

• For a better overview, the lock washer - 5 - is shown partially removed in the illustration. When installed, the lock washer is accessible through the radio opening, but not visible.

- Reach through the radio opening and determine by touch if the trim possesses a threaded pin - 7 - and a lock washer - 5 -.

Trim with threaded pin and lock washer

- Reaching through the radio opening, use a small screwdriver to pry the wings - 6 - of the lock washer - 5 - up and pull off the lock washer - 5 - from the threaded pin - 4 -.

• Make sure that the lock washer does not fall into the cockpit.

• The lock washer - 5 - is destroyed during removal. It must be replaced for assembly.

• If the vehicle was equipped with trim without a threaded pin and lock washer and the trim is exchanged for replacement trim with a threaded pin and lock washer, the securing clip in the area of the threaded pin must be removed before assembly.

• Check if the middle of the trim is equipped with a securing clip in the area of the threaded pin. If not, a securing clip must be supplemented at this position.

• After installing the trim - 1 - push on the new lock washer - 5 - in the illustrated position until it is pressed against the surface (do not turn).

Both variations

- Pry trim strip - 1 - out of mounting using wedge (T10039/1) and detach adjusting wheel - 2 - from trim strip.

- Disconnect adjusting wheel housing from wiring harness if vehicle has vent illumination.

- Using a small screwdriver, push latch mechanism - 3 - forward in direction of travel and remove ignition key.

- Pry trim strip - 7 - out of mountings in trim strip using wedge (T10039/1).

- Pry trim strip - 8 - out of mounting using wedge (T10039/1) and detach adjusting wheel - 9 - from trim strip.

- Disconnect adjusting wheel housing from wiring harness if vehicle has vent illumination.





- Remove bolts - 1 - through - 6 -.

• When frame is being installed, bolts must be installed in this order.

- Remove frame - 7 - from instrument panel and disconnect wiring harnesses (depending on vehicle equipment) from switch strip.

- The two screws - 8 - and cover - 9 - do not have to removed from glove compartment when removing.





- Remove lining mat - 1 - from glove compartment.

• Depending on version, the bolt - 3 - may also be a component part of the footwell cover. In this case, the bolt is already removed.

- Remove the bolts - 2 -, - 3 -, - 4 - and - 5 -.

• When driver side trim is being installed, bolts must be installed in this order.

- Separate driver side trim - 6 - from instrument panel and disconnect release from parking brake - 7 -.

- Disconnect rotary light switch and headlight range regulator from respective wiring harnesses.





- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 13) and separate front passenger side trim - 2 - from instrument panel.

• The vehicle wallet compartment is fastened to the passenger side trim with two bolts. Both of these bolts do not need to be removed.

- Disconnect contact switch for glove compartment light from wiring harness.

- Disconnect glove compartment light from wiring harness.





Installing

- Perform the steps used for removal in reverse order.