Interior - Console Lid Cannot Be Opened

Date: November 10, 2005

Order No.: P-B-68.20/43a

Supersedes: P-B-68.20143 dated November 3, 2005

Group: 68

Revision: Step 3 Revised

SUBJECT:
Model 171.454/456/473

Center Armrest/Storage Compartment Cover Cannot Be Opened

If you receive customer reports in the above model vehicles that the center armrest/storage compartment cover cannot be opened, do not replace any parts. Perform the following to resolve.





1. The side buttons (Figure 1 circle) are jammed and the hinge pin (Figure 2, circle) at the rear of the cover does not engage correctly.

2. Push down on the rear edge of the center armrest/storage compartment cover (Figure 3, arrows) so the hinge pin can engage correctly.

3. Cut a chamfer into both sockets for the hinge pins with a commercially available 450 countersink tool (Figures 4, 5 and 6). Dimension A is 2.5 mm.





Note:
The customer should be informed that the rear hinge pin must be fully engaged when the center armrest/storage compartment cover is opened to either side. To ensure this, the center armrest/storage compartment cover must be closed with increased force and increased momentum.

Note:
The following allowable labor operations should be used when submitting a warranty claim for this repair.





In Case of Warranty