Center Console, Highline, Rabbit From My 2009

Storage Compartments, Covers and Trim

Center Console, Highline, Rabbit from MY 2009

Removal

- 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.

- Remove the trim in the center of the instrument panel (Rabbit from MY 2009). Refer to => [ Instrument Panel Center Trim, Rabbit from MY 2009 ] Instrument Panel Center Trim, Rabbit From My 2009

- Remove the trim around the A/C and heater controls (Rabbit from MY 2009). Refer to => [ Trim, A/C and Heater Controls Rabbit from MY 2009 ] Trim, A/C and Heater Controls Rabbit From My 2009

- Remove the center cover (Rabbit from MY 2009). Refer to => [ Center Cover, Rabbit from MY 2009 ] Center Cover, Rabbit From My 2009

Vehicles without CD changer

- Remove lining mat - 1 - from storage compartment.

- Remove the "AUX IN socket" - 2 -, if equipped.

- Remove the cover - 4 - from the mounts in storage compartment.

- Remove bolt - 3 - (1.5 Nm).





Vehicles with CD changer.

- Remove the CD changer - 1 -.

- Remove lining mat - 2 - from storage compartment.

- Remove bolt - 3 - (1.5 Nm).





All vehicles

- 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 -.





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

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





- Remove the "AUX IN socket" - 1 -, if equipped.

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

- Release extension - 4 - from mounts in lower area.





- If the vehicle has a manual transmission, remove the noise insulation and shift mechanism - 3 - in the center console.

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

- Remove the ashtray - 1 - from center console and (depending on vehicle equipment) disconnect the wiring harnesses.

• The vehicle may have a storage compartment in place of an ashtray - 1 -. Removing the storage compartment is identical to removing the ashtray.





- Remove bolt - 1 - (1.5 Nm).

- Pull left footwell trim - 2 - out of mounts.

• Removal of right footwell trim is identical.

• Be sure to install the footwell trim panel - 2 - into the retainer - 3 - first.





- Remove lining mat - 4 - from storage compartment.

- Remove bolt - 5 - (1.5 Nm).

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

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

- Remove the cover on the center console - 1 - - in direction of arrow -.

• Install the bolts in the following sequence: - 2 -, - 5 - and - 3 -.





- Remove center console - 1 - from vehicle.

• Make sure the center console - 1 - locks securely into the mounts in the instrument panel - arrows -.





- Remove bolts - 1 -, - 2 -, - 3 - and - 4 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove center console trim carrier - 5 - from vehicle.