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Removing and Installing Trim Under Dashboard



701919 Removing And Installing Trim Under Dashboard






Preliminary work

Remove main light switch.
Removing cover for instrument panel into place on left.
Remove top steering-column trim.
Remove left centre console cover.

Removing trim under the dashboard on the driver's side






1. Unscrew the fastening screws -1- and swivel the cover under the instrument panel on the driver's side -2- downwards -arrow A-.






Disconnecting the electrical plug connections






1. Release plug connections -1, 2, 3- and remove -arrows A-.






Installing trim under instrument panel on driver's side






1. Push on plug connections -1, 2, 3- -arrows A-, until the locking tabs engage audibly.






Installing trim under dashboard on the driver's side






1. Insert cover under the instrument panel -2- on the guides.






2. Swivel cover under the instrument panel -2- upwards -arrow A-.
3. Screw in -1- fastening screws. Tightening torque : 1.5 ftlb.

Removing and installing the cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side






1. Unclip cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side -1- with a plastic wedge on the retaining clips -2- and swivel outwards -arrow A-.






2. Take off the cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side -1- to the rear -arrow B-.

Installing the cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side






1. Insert the cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side -1- from above -arrow A-.






2. Swivel cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side -1- downwards and press in -arrow B-, until the retaining clips -2- engage audibly.

Reworking
Install left centre console cover.
Install top steering-column trim.
Install dashboard cover on left.
Installing main light switch.