516819 Removing and Installing Dashboard Support
WM 516819 Removing and installing dashboard support
Technical values
Preliminary work
1. Remove dashboard. -> 701819 Removing and installing dashboard - section on "Removing" 701819 Removing and installing dashboard
2. Remove front air guide at the centre tunnel. -> 853419 Removing and installing air guide - section on "Removing" 853419 Removing and installing air guide
3. Remove combination sensor. -> 456155 Replacing combination sensor - section on "Removing" Service and Repair
4. Remove front-end control unit. -> 944919 Removing and installing front-end control unit - section on "Removing" 944919 Removing and installing control unit for front-end electronics
5. Remove the steering column. -> 481519 Removing and installing steering column - section on "Removing" 481519 Removing and installing steering column
6. Remove accelerator pedal module. -> 208019 Removing and installing accelerator pedal module - section on "Removing" Service and Repair
Removing dashboard support
Installation position
1. Remove bracket for fuse box at the left and right.
Swivel the holder -1- out of the guide -arrow A-.
Pull guide pins -2- out of the guide -arrow B-.
Removing bracket for fuse box at the left and right
2. Guide electric connections through the insulating mat.
3. Place the insulating mat up over the dashboard support and secure it.
4. Unscrew and remove fastening screws -1- on the cable duct at the driver's side.
Screwing off cable duct on driver's side
5. Unscrew and remove fastening screws -1- on the cable duct at the passenger's side.
Screwing off cable duct on passenger's side
6. Unscrew and remove fastening screws -1- on the cable duct at the driver's side from the footwell.
Screwing off cable duct on driver's side from the footwell
7. Unclip retaining clips -1- on the cable duct -arrow A-.
Unclipping cable duct
8. Remove cable duct from the bracket -arrow B-.
9. Press cable duct over the steering column out of the guide -arrow-.
Unclipping complete cable duct
Information
Due to the large number of cable attachments, not all cable attachments can be described and illustrated.
10. Unclip the wire harness along the dashboard support -arrow-.
Unclipping wire harness
11. Cut tie-wraps used to secure the wire harness to the dashboard support.
12. Screw off fastening nut -1- and remove the ground cable.
Screwing off nuts on ground pins at the driver's side
13. Screw off fastening nut -1- at the passenger's side and remove the ground cable.
Screwing off nuts on ground pins at the passenger's side
14. Pull sound absorber at the window frame towards the passenger compartment -arrow-.
Screws on window frame
15. Unscrew and remove fastening screws -1-.
16. Unscrew fastening screws -1 and 2- on the centre tunnel holder and remove the holder.
Centre tunnel holder
17. Unscrew fastening nuts -1- on heating/fresh-air unit.
Fastening nuts on heating/fresh-air unit
18. Mark the position of the fastening screws at the left and right.
Mark the position of the fastening screws at the left and right -1- before removal (using a felt-tip pen around the washer -2- ).
Screws securing support to body
19. Unscrew fastening screws -1- at the left and right.
20. Disconnect dashboard support -1- from the wire harness -2-.
Guiding support out of the wire harness
21. Guide the dashboard support -1- out of the wire harness and remove it at the driver's side -arrow A-.
Installing dashboard support
1. Move dashboard support -1- into the passenger compartment from the driver's seat -arrow A- and guide it into the wire harness -2-.
Guiding support into the wire harness
2. Screw in fastening screws -1- at the left and right, but do not tighten yet.
Screws securing support to body
3. Align and tighten fastening screws -1- according to markings -2-. => Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ftlb.)+/-2 Nm (+/-1.5 ftlb.)
Screws securing support to body
4. Pull sound absorber at the window frame towards the passenger compartment -arrow- and screw in fastening screws -1-.
Screws on window frame
5. Tighten fastening screws -1- on the window frame. => Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ftlb.)+/-2 Nm (+/-1.5 ftlb.)
Screws on window frame
6. Screw in fastening nuts -1- on the heating/fresh-air unit.=> Tightening torque: 8.0 Nm (6 ftlb.)
Fastening nuts to heating/fresh-air unit
7. Screw holder onto the centre tunnel with fastening screws -1-. => Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ftlb.)+/-2 Nm (+/-1.5 ftlb.)
Centre tunnel holder
8. Screw holder onto the dashboard support with fastening screws -2-. => Tightening torque: 4.6 Nm (3.5 ftlb.)
9. Connect ground cable to ground pin.
10. Screw fastening nut -1- onto the ground pin at the driver's side. => Tightening torque: 8.4 Nm (6 ftlb.)
Screwing nuts onto ground pins at the driver's side
11. Screw fastening nut -1- onto the ground pin at the passenger's side. => Tightening torque: 8.4 Nm (6 ftlb.)
Screwing nuts onto ground pins at the passenger's side
12. Insert retaining clips for cable duct -1- into the bracket -arrow A-.
Clipping in cable duct
13. Clip in retaining clips -1- ( -arrow B- ).
14. Press cable duct over the steering column into the guide.
Clipping in wire harness
Information
Due to the large number of cable attachments, not all cable attachments can be described and illustrated.
15. Clip in wire harness along the dashboard support -arrow-.
Clipping in wire harness
16. Screw in fastening screws -1- on the cable duct at the driver's side.=> Tightening torque: 3.2 Nm (2 ftlb.)
Screwing in cable duct on driver's side
17. Screw in fastening screws -1- on the cable duct at the passenger's side.
Screwing in cable duct on passenger's side
18. Fit tie-wraps if necessary in order to secure the wire harness to the dashboard support.
19. Lower the insulating mat.
20. Guide electric connections through the insulating mat.
21. Install bracket for fuse box at the left and right.
Swivel the holder -1- into place -arrow B-.
Insert guide pins -2- into the guides -arrow A-.
Installing bracket for fuse box at the left and right
Subsequent work
1. Install combination sensor. -> 456155 Replacing combination sensor - section on "Installing" Service and Repair
2. Install air guide. -> 853419 Removing and installing air guide - section on "Installing" 853419 Removing and installing air guide
3. Install front-end control unit. -> 944919 Removing and installing front-end control unit - section on "Installing" 944919 Removing and installing control unit for front-end electronics
4. Install the steering column. -> 481519 Removing and installing steering column - section on "Installing" 481519 Removing and installing steering column
5. Install dashboard. -> 701819 Removing and installing dashboard - section on "Installing" 701819 Removing and installing dashboard
6. Install accelerator pedal module. -> 208019 Removing and installing accelerator pedal module - section on "Installing" Service and Repair