FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Instrument Panel







Instrument Panel

Removing

- Disconnect the battery.

- Remove the steering wheel.

- Remove turn signal switch and windshield wiper switch.

- Remove side instrument panel covers. Refer to => [ Instrument Panel Side Covers ] Instrument Panel Side Covers.

- Remove center trim on A-pillars. Refer to => [ Center A-Pillar Trim ] Center A-pillar Trim.

- Remove upper trim on A-pillars. Refer to => [ Upper A-Pillar Trim ] Upper A-pillar Trim.

Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010

- Remove the trim in the center of the instrument panel (Jetta from MY 10, Golf Wagon from MY 10). Refer to => [ Instrument Panel Center Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Instrument Panel Center Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010.

- Remove the trim around the heating and A/C controls (Jetta from MY 10, Golf Wagon from MY 10). Refer to => [ Heating and A/C Control Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Heating and A/C Control Trim, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010.

- Remove the center cover (Jetta from MY 10, Golf Wagon from MY 10). Refer to => [ Center Cover, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Center Cover, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010.

- Remove center console:

Basis (Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10), refer to => [ Center Console, Basis, Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10 ] Center Console, Basis, Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10.

Highline (Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10), refer to => [ Center Console, Highline, Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10 ] Center Console, Highline, Jetta from MY 10 and Golf Wagon from MY 10.

All vehicles

- Remove glove compartment => [ Glove Compartment ] Glove Compartment.

Vehicles with radio system

- Remove the radio.

Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010

- Remove the storage compartment in the center of the instrument panel (Jetta from MY 2010, Golf Wagon from MY 2010). Refer to => [ Center Storage Compartment in Instrument Panel, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Center Storage Compartment in Instrument Panel, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010.

All vehicles

Vehicles with Navigation

- Remove Navigation display and control head.

Vehicles with Climatic or Climatronic

- Remove controls for Climatic or Climatronic.

Vehicles with heating

Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010

- Remove the vents in the center of the instrument panel (Jetta from MY 2010, Golf Wagon from MY 2010). Refer to => [ Instrument Panel Center Vents, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Instrument Panel Center Vents, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010.

- Remove heater controls.

All vehicles

- Remove steering column trim. Refer to => [ Steering Column Trim ] Steering Column Trim.

- Remove the steering column electronics control module (J527).

- Remove the Airbag Spiral Spring/Return Spring With Slip Ring (F138)

- Remove the steering angle sensor (G85).

- Remove the turn signal switch (E2).

- Remove the windshield wiper switch (E).

- Remove instrument cluster

- Remove left trim panel on driver side:

without storage compartment => [ Left Driver Side Trim without Storage Compartment ] Left Driver Side Trim without Storage Compartment.

with storage compartment => [ Left Driver Side Trim with Storage Compartment ] Left Driver Side Trim with Storage Compartment.

- Remove right trim panel on driver side => [ Driver Side Right Trim ] Driver Side Right Trim.

- Remove footwell cover (driver side) => [ Driver Side Footwell Cover ] Driver Side Footwell Cover.

Vehicles with cell phone mount on instrument panel

- Disconnect the wiring harnesses from the cell phone mount

- Remove the fuse panel. Fuse holder is not removed, but remains in vehicle.

- Remove the Sunlight Photo Sensor (G107) and the Sunlight Photo Sensor 2 (G134) if equipped.

Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010

- Remove the knee airbag (Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from 2010). Refer to=> [ Knee Airbag, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010 ] Knee Airbag, Jetta from MY 2010 and Golf Wagon from MY 2010.

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






All vehicles

- Remove two bolts - 1 - (9 Nm) from front passenger airbag.

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






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

- Remove bracket - 2 -, remove bolts - 3 - (10 Nm) to do so.






- Remove bolts - 1 - and - 2 - (3 Nm).






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






- Pull instrument panel out of mounts - 1 - in windshield transition area.

- Depending on vehicle equipment, disconnect the corresponding wiring harnesses and remove instrument panel from vehicle with a second mechanic.

When installing instrument panel, make sure that instrument panel is placed with exact fit into mounts - 1 -.






Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.