Basic Sun Visors

Storage Compartments, Covers and Trim

Basic Sun Visors

• Removal and installation is described for the right side of the vehicle. Removing and installing on the left side is identical.

Removal

- Switch off ignition.

- Remove the front and rear interior and reading lamps in the headliner.

- Remove storage compartment with console in headliner. Refer to => [ Storage Compartment with Console in Headliner ] Storage Compartment With Console In Headliner

- Remove upper trim on A-pillars. Refer to => [ Upper A-Pillar Trim ] Pillar Trim

- Remove the front roof grab handles.

- Using a small screwdriver, open cover caps - 1 - and - 2 -.

- Remove the bolts - 34 - and - 4 - (2 Nm).

- Pull sun visor mount - 6 - out of mount.

- Carefully pull sun visor mount - 5 - out of mount.

- Hold the sun visor with one hand and lower the headliner just a little, then remove the flat wire connector from the clip.

- Carefully pull connector out through opening in headliner, pulling out just far enough until connector is located closely beneath headliner.

• Do not pull harness connector further, since the excess length of wiring harness (flat wire) is limited and there is a hazard it will shear off.

- Disconnect connector.





Installation

- To install, perform the steps used for removal in reverse order.

• When installing the sun visor, apply a felt strip (part number: 533.863.288.A) over the connector.

from June 2007

On vehicles that were produced from June 2007, make a cut on the flat wire connector that comes out of the opening in the roof crossmember.

Identifying feature: From June 2007, the sun visors are attached to the roof crossmember with sheet metal screws. On vehicles that were produced before June 2007, the sun visors are secured with metric bolts.

- Using a diagonal cutter, remove the - shaded area - from the flat wire connector - 1 - that is coming out of the opening in the roof crossmember.





CAUTION!
To prevent a possible short circuit, be careful not to damage the connector when cutting the center vertical brace.

- Slide the bonded connector horizontally, opposite the direction of travel, between the roof crossmember and headliner. The - shaded area - of the connector faces up.