Knee Bar

Knee Bar

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Trim removal wedge (3409)

Removing

- Switch off ignition and remove ignition key.

- Remove lower instrument panel trim on driver side. Refer to => [ Lower Driver Side Instrument Panel Cover ] Lower Driver Side Instrument Panel Cover.

- Remove the driver side instrument panel vent. Refer to => [ Driver Side Instrument Panel Vent ] Driver Side Instrument Panel Vent.

- Remove the center instrument panel vent. Refer to => [ Center Instrument Panel Vent ] Center Instrument Panel Vent.

- Remove the light switch - 3 - in position "0".





- Turn the expanding pin - 2 - on the air duct - 1 - and remove the air duct.

- Reaching through opening above instrument panel vent, grab light switch from side and push it out of instrument cluster - arrow -.

- Disconnect electrical connector.

- Press cover strip - 1 - on instrument cluster switch panel in - direction of arrow -.





- Grab cover strip and pull off from switch.

- Set (3438) into switch panel opening - arrow -.





- Carefully pull out switch panel - 1 - from instrument cluster trim.

- Disconnect electrical connector.

- Press cover strip - 1 - on glove compartment release switch in - direction of arrow -.





- Grab cover strip and pull off from switch.

- Set (3438) into switch panel opening - arrow -.





- Carefully pull out switch panel - 1 - from instrument cluster trim.

- Disconnect electrical connector.

• For improved clarity, the work procedures in the following illustrations are shown with the steering wheel removed.





- Unclip the gap cover - 1 - from the upper steering column switch trim - 2 - first on side - arrow A - and then on top - arrow B -. To do this, use (3409).

- Remove bolts - arrows -.





- Remove bolts - arrows -.





- Pull instrument cluster partially out of the instrument panel.

- Disconnect electrical connector at instrument cluster by pressing retaining catch - 1 -, turning retaining bracket in - direction of arrow - and pulling off connector.





- Release connector retainer - 1 - at MMI display - arrow - and pivot it upward.





- Disconnect electrical connection - 2 - at MMI display.

- Remove instrument cluster trim with instrument cluster and MMI display from between steering wheel and instrument panel.

- Remove bolts - 1 - and - 2 -.





Left knee bar:





- Remove the bolts - 4 - and - 5 -.

Remove bolt - 2 - from behind air duct - 1 -, thereby lifting instrument panel from central tube slightly, if necessary.

Remove left knee bar - 3 -.

Right knee bar:





- Remove bolts - 2 - and - 3 -, thereby lifting instrument panel from central pipe slightly, if necessary.

Remove right knee bar - 1 -.

Installation

Installation is reverse of removal, but note the following:

- Install instrument cluster.

- Install lower instrument panel trim on driver side. Refer to => [ Lower Driver Side Instrument Panel Cover ] Lower Driver Side Instrument Panel Cover.

Tightening Specifications