Headliner

Roof Trim

Headliner

CAUTION!
Prior to working on the electrical system: disconnect the battery ground cable.

Removal

• Due to equipment variations, small deviations must be considered during removal and installation.

- Remove the upper A-pillar trim. Refer to => [ Upper A-pillar Trim Assembly Overview ]

- Remove the upper inner door seals.

- Pry out the vanity mirror light with a screwdriver and disconnect the electrical connections.





- Remove sun visor - 1 - from bracket - 2 -.





- Pry off cap - 6 -.

- Remove bolt - 5 -.

- Unhook sun visor mount - 4 - from the bracket and disconnect harness connector - 3 -.

- Pry off caps - 7 -.

- Remove bolts - 8 - and bracket - 2 -.

- Pull off the rear edge of trim - 1 - (with clock) downward from the roof trim and disengage the trim at the front edge.





- Disconnect harness connector - 2 - for the interior light (and clock).

- Rotate interior rearview mirror - 1 - down at an angle - arrow - from the retaining plate (spring clip in mirror base).





Vehicles with eyeglass compartment above the windshield (on the headliner)

- Open the eyeglass compartment and disconnect cover - 2 - - arrow -.





- Remove the eyeglass compartment insert in the vehicle interior.

- Remove the bolts - 1 - and - 3 -.

- Remove the eyeglass compartment from the headliner.

Vehicles with eyeglass compartment on the driver side (on the headliner)

- Open eyeglass compartment - 1 - in a downward direction.





- Pry off cover - 2 - using a screwdriver and fold up.

- Remove screws - 3 - and remove eyeglass compartment - 1 -.

Vehicles with sunroof

- Disconnect trim - 1 - in the - direction of the arrow - and remove.





- Remove bolts - 1 - and carefully disconnect the retaining frame engagement hooks - arrows - of the automatic preselector.





- Disconnect the harness connector - arrow -.





- Fold grab handle - 1 - downward.





- Pry off cover - 2 - using a screwdriver and fold up.

- Remove screws - 3 - and remove handle - 1 -.

- Disconnect cover strip - 1 -.





Models without an interior monitor

- Remove the interior lights and disconnect the electrical connections.





Removing the reading lamp with the interior monitor

- Using removal tool - 1 -, press spring for reading light - 2 - toward rear.

- Remove reading lamp - 3 - and disconnect the harness connector.

• When pressing in spring - 2 - with release tool - 1 -, the release tool may not be inserted between headliner - 4 - and metal frame - 5 - in the headliner.





Vehicles with sunroof

- Disengage the headliner carefully at the front roof opening - arrows -.





Procedure for all vehicles

- Pull headliner - 1 - downward at the front and swing forward below the windshield over B-pillar trim - 2 - - arrow -.

- Lower headliner - 1 - together with second technician (caution: danger of breakage!) and remove from the vehicle.





Installation

Installation is the reverse of removal.

- When sliding in roof trim - 1 -, the retaining tabs along the rear edge of the roof trim must be pushed into the brackets - arrows - at roof edge - 2 -.





- On vehicles with sliding/tilting sunroof, headliner cutout must first be hooked into rear then into front roof cutout.

• After connecting the battery, the vehicle options (radio, clock, electric window regulator) must be checked according to repair information and/or user manual.