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Removing and Installing Lid for Glove Compartment, - as of MY 2002



681219 Removing And Installing Lid For Glove Compartment






Removing lid for glove compartment









Installing lid for glove compartment









Replacing microswitch and interior light

NOTE: In the case of a defective microswitch, the complete wiring harness -4- must be replaced!

1. Replacing microswitch and interior light






1.1. Refer to Removing and installing glove compartment
1.2. On the retaining bracket -2-, press the locking tabs -A- apart. Guide out the microswitch -5-.
1.3. Insert a plastic spatula into the side of the interior light -1- and press out. Disconnect the electrical plug connection.
1.4. 2 - Installing microswitch and interior light
1.5. Plug in the electrical plug connection of the interior light -1-. Press the interior light -1- into the cut-out of the glove compartment.
1.6. Press the microswitch -5- into the retaining bracket -2-. Note the coding of the microswitch.
1.7. To fit the glove compartment, engage the electrical lead -4- into the clip -3-.
1.8. Refer to Removing and installing glove compartment

Replacing pneumatic shock absorber

1. Removing the pneumatic shock absorber






1.1. Press the pneumatic shock absorber -1- out of the fastening tab -arrow B-.Turn the pneumatic shock absorber by 90° anti-clockwise in the direction of arrow -A- and guide it out of the glove compartment.
1.2. 2 - Installing the pneumatic shock absorber
1.3. Insert the pneumatic shock absorber -1- and turn it 90° clockwise in the direction of arrow -A-. Insert the pneumatic shock absorber into the fastening tab towards the -direction of arrow B-.