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Driver Side Storage Compartment






Driver Side Storage Compartment

Removing





- Vehicles with knee airbag: disconnect battery.

CAUTION!
Observe safety precautions for working on airbags => [ Airbag Safety Precautions ] Airbag Safety Precautions.

- Pry the left instrument panel cover off using a screwdriver - arrow -.

- Carefully disengage decorative panel - 1 - from instrument panel using trim removal wedge (3409) - arrows -.





- Open coin tray.





- Slide coin tray panel toward the left out of catch - arrow - and remove.

- Open glove compartment.





- Carefully disengage decorative panel - 1 - with switch strip - starting above the glove compartment - from instrument panel using trim removal wedge (3409).

Be especially careful when releasing clip on the driver's side end of decorative panel.

- Disconnect electrical connector.

- Unbolt driver's side storage compartment - arrows -.





- Disconnect electrical connectors.

- Vehicles with knee airbag: Pull locking mechanism - 2 - in direction of arrow and disconnect electrical harness connectors - 1 - and - 3 -.





Installing





Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:

- When inserting decorative panel - 1 - with switch strip, make sure that both catches in panel center are inserted between instrument panel and screen housing - arrows -.

- Connect battery. Required steps.

Tightening torque:

Driver's side storage compartment to instrument panel: 4 Nm