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Center Console Switches







Center Console Switches

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Removal Wedge (3409)

The same procedure is used to remove and install the following components. The procedure is only described for one component.

ASR/ESP Button (E256)

-AUTO HOLD- Button (E540)

Parking Aid Button (E266)

Parallel Parking Assistance Button (E581)

Tire pressure monitoring button (E226)

Dampening adjustment button (E387)

Rear Window Shade Switch (E149)

When removing and installing components in a visible area (switches, covers, trim, etc.), mask off the areas at which a prying tool ( (3409) , screwdriver) will be positioned, using commercially available adhesive tape.

The following illustration shows the procedure for removing and installing in a vehicle with a manual transmission. The procedure for removing and installing the switch in the center console is the same in vehicles with a DSG or automatic transmission.

Removing

- Switch off the ignition and all electrical consumers and move the ignition key or start button into the 0 position (preliminary engaged position).

- Carefully pry the trim - 1 - upward. Be careful of the connected wires.






- Disconnect and release all the connectors and remove the trim - 1 -.

- Release the retainers on both sides and press the button up out of the trim.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

The button connectors are color-coded to make them easier to assign.