FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Remove/Install Paneling on C-Pillar



Preliminary work.
Rear seats removed. Service and Repair





Screw (1)
screw out.

Rear compartment light (2)
remove.

Edge protector in area of panelling (3)
pull off.

Panelling (3)
unclip at front (3 arrows).

Clip (4)
unhook by pressing panelling (3) toward center.

Panelling (3)
remove toward front.

Belt end fitting on rear floor
screw off.

Belt fitting
guide through opening in panelling (3).

Panelling (3)
remove.

Clamps (4) and (5)
align on panelling (3).

Belt end fitting
guide through opening in panelling and screw onto rear floor (35 Nm).

Panelling (3)
insert into cutout in rear pillar at front with clips (4 and 5) and clip into 3 front mounting hooks.

Screw (1)
screw in.

Reinstall
in opposite order.