Center Console, Highline

Center Console, Highline

Removing

- Switch off ignition.

Vehicles with Automatic Transmission

- Loosen boot from cover.

Vehicles with Manual Transmission and Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)

- Loosen boot from cover.

All Vehicles

- Remove parking brake lever trim.

- Tip armrest - 1 - up.

Vehicles with CD changer

- Remove CD changer.

- Remove bolt - 4 - (1.5 Nm).

Vehicles without CD changer

- Remove trim - 2 - and screw - 3 - (1.5 Nm).






Vehicles with Cupholder

- Open beverage holder - 1 - and remove two bolts - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Pull cup holder out of center console.

• The cupholder must be closed when inserting it into the center console. Then open it and install the two screws - 2 -.

Vehicles with Storage Compartment

- Remove the two bolts - 3 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove storage compartment - 4 - from center console.






- Remove trim panel - 1 - from mounts in lower area - arrow -.

- Remove trim panel from mounts in center console in upper area.

- Remove connector - 2 - from socket - 3 -.






- Remove the bolts - 1 - and - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Release extension - 3 - from mounts in lower area.






- Remove gear selector insulation - 1 - from center console.

- Remove the two bolts - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove storage compartment - 3 - from center console and (depending on vehicle equipment) disconnect wiring harnesses.

• An ashtray may be installed instead of the storage compartment - 3 -, removal is the same.






- Unclip cover - 1 - from trim using a small screwdriver.

- Remove bolt - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Pull left footwell trim - 3 - out of mounts.

• Removal of right footwell trim is identical.

- Using the Trim Removal Wedge (3409) , unclip the trim panels - 4 - on both sides in the area of the retainers.






- Remove lining mat - 1 - from cupholder.

- Remove the two bolts - 2 - and - 3 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove the two bolts - 4 - and - 5 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove bolt - 6 - (1.5 Nm).

• Install the screws in this sequence: - 2 -, - 3 -, - 6 -, - 4 - and - 5 -.

- Raise center console in rear area.

- Remove center console from vehicle.






• The carrier does not need to be removed for further removal of the instrument panel.

- Remove screw - 1 - (1.5 Nm) on left side.

- Remove two screws - 2 - (1.5 Nm) in rear area.

- Remove screws - 3 - and - 4 - (1.5 Nm) on right side.

- Loosen center console trim carrier - 5 - from mounts.

- Remove connector from Convertible Top Operation Switch (E137) and loosen wiring harness from mounts in carrier.






Installation

- Install in reverse order of removal.