Glove Compartment

Glove Compartment

Removing

- Switch off the ignition.

- Remove side instrument panel cover on front passenger side. Refer to => [ Instrument Panel Side Covers ] Instrument Panel Side Covers

- Remove the A-pillar center trim on the passenger side. Refer to => [ Center A-Pillar Trim ] Center A-pillar Trim

- Remove passenger side A-pillar trim => [ Passenger Side Lower A-Pillar Trim ] Passenger Side Lower A-pillar Trim

Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010

- Remove instrument panel center trim => [ Instrument Panel Center Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Instrument Panel Center Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010

- Remove the trim around the A/C and heater controls. Refer to => [ Heating and A/C Control Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Heating and A/C Control Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010

- Remove the center cover (Jetta from MY 10, Golf Wagon from MY 10). Refer to => [ Center Cover, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Center Cover, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010.

Vehicles with automatic transmission

- Loosen boot from the cover.

Vehicles with manual transmission and Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)

- Loosen boot from the cover.

- Remove the storage compartment or ashtray (Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010). Refer to => [ Storage Compartment and Ashtray, Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10 ] Storage Compartment and Ashtray, Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10

- On the Golf from MY 09, remove the two bolts - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove the cover on the center console - 1 - - in direction of arrow -.






- On vehicles with a headlamp range control module (J431) or a headlamp range/cornering lamp control module (J745) , remove the bolt - 1 - (1.5 Nm).






All vehicles

- Remove the 7 bolts - 1 -, - 2 -, and - 3 - (1.5 Nm)

- Slide glove compartment outward until stops - arrow A -.

- Disengage glove compartment from instrument panel - arrow B -.

- Disconnect wiring harness from lights and contact switch.

- In vehicles with glove compartment cooling, disconnect A/C channel from glove compartment.

- In vehicles with footwell lights, disconnect wiring harness from lights.






Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.

Storage Compartment Cover, Retrofitting

The slot in the glove compartment for the owner's manual is not designed to hold small objects. The owner's manual slot can be retrofitted with a "cover", which make it possible to store small objects.

• Glove compartment removed.

- Install the "cover" - 1 - in the back of the owner's manual slot.