FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Part 3

Illustrations A and B




Image A shows car without telephone




Illustration B shows car with telephone
- Mark out and drill holes at the rear edge of the storage compartment mat, use a -6 mm (1/4") drill bit.
- Cut the mat to the edge of the hole.
- Clean out the hole so that the cable has room.
- Reinstall the rubber mat in the bottom of the storage compartment.





- Remove the panel around the display and media player. Use a small screwdriver and press in the catch in one of the panel's upper corners. Carefully bend loose the radio panel on the same side with a plastic pry tool.
- Carry out the same procedure on the other side. Then fold the radio panel backward in the vehicle.
- Pull up the radio panel until it detaches.

Hint: If there is difficulty removing the panel, press the panel back into place on both sides and start the removal procedure again. Start from the opposite side to before.





- Remove the gear lever panel by carefully prizing it away starting at the rear edge and then continuing forward. It is fitted with six catches underneath.

Applies to cars with manual gearbox




- Remove the gear lever panel from the gaiter by first pressing in the four catches at the sides, and then pull the panel up.





- Remove the covers and screws in the rear edge of the upper panel section of the centre console, remove the screws on the rear of the panel and then remove the remaining screws on the top, ten in total.





- Remove the edge clip with cable from the lower section of the centre console.





- Carefully angle up the upper section of the centre console at the front edge so that the edge clip for the large cable harness on the left-hand side of the centre console is accessible.
- Detach the clip with cable harness from its holder.

Note! Do not damage the fibre optic cables and other cables.





- Tilt the upper section of the centre console a little more to access the four connectors at the rear of the climate unit.
- Unplug the connectors. The connector (1) has a catch on the rear in toward the upper section.





- Remove the panel by moving it backward at the front edge and then lifting it out from the rear edge of the tunnel console.





- Remove the two screws from the media player.





- Pull out the media player completely and remove the connectors.





- Clean the area on the dashboard as illustrated, which corresponds to the size of the double-sided adhesive tape. Use a solution of 25% isopropanol and 75% water, as well as a lint free cloth. Wipe dry carefully, do not rub.
- Allow to dry.

Note! In cases where the area is heavily soiled or treated with cockpit shine, first clean using a washing up detergent.





- Remove a long piece of foam tape from the kit and cut it in the centre.
- Tape the piece of foam tape around the cable to the control panel.

Applies to left-hand drive cars




- Position the keypad cable in the groove as illustrated.





- Remove the protective film on the control panel and press securely.





- Carefully push the cable harness in between the panels using a weatherstrip tool. Angle/pull out the upper section of the centre console to create a larger gap between the dashboard and tunnel console, and to make it easier to press the cable completely inside the tunnel console's side wall (1).






Note! Make sure the cable harness runs free of the panel's guides.





- Secure the control panel's cable using a cable tie in the existing cable harness.





- Route the cable through to the other side.





- Remove the right end panel of the dashboard.





- Detach the moulding on the front edge of the door opening.


Illustrations A, B and C




- Pull the sill panel backwards with a weatherstrip tool so that the two clips release.

Note! The front and upper sill panel must be removed and installed as one unit.




- Unhook the panel at the top.




- Pull up so that the four clips release.





- Detach the moulding at the upper A-pillar panel and the corner of the roof panel.





- Remove the cover and bolt of the A-pillar panel.





- Carefully remove the A-pillar panel by starting at the upper edge and pulling it inwards into the car until the three clips on the inside release.





- Remove the bracket for the sun visor.





- Remove the interior lighting by grasping the front edge and pulling downwards. It is held in place with six catches.





- Remove the three screws.





- Take two 700 mm pieces of foam tape from the kit.
- Cut one piece of foam tape in the middle.
- Tape one long and one short piece of foam tape on the microphone cable starting 70 mm from the microphone.





- Pull down the headlining with the interior lighting frame slightly.
- Pull the microphone cable through as illustrated on top of the existing cable harness to front edge of the headlining.

Note! Position the cable so that it is not pinched when the sun visor mounting is refitted.





- Make a mark on the foam tape affixed to the cable 230 mm from the microphone.
- Use a cable tie to fasten the cable at the mark at the existing connector.
- Install the three trim screws.





- Hold the microphone cable straight forward and refit the interior lighting.





- Clean the microphone and roof panel in the area illustrated, which corresponds to the size of the double-sided adhesive tape. Use a solution of 25% isopropanol and 75% water, as well as a lint free cloth. Wipe dry carefully, do not rub.
- Allow to dry.

Note! In cases where the area is heavily soiled or treated with cockpit shine, first clean using a washing up detergent.

- Remove the protective film from one side of the Velcro strip and press onto the microphone.





- Remove the remaining backing tape from the Velcro strip and press the microphone securely onto the ceiling panel as illustrated.

Note! Direct the microphone towards the driver.

- Feed in any cable excess.





- Route the cable as illustrated.
- Take three small tie straps from the kit and secure the cable at the A-pillar.
- Refit the sun visor mountings.
- Reinstall the A pillar panel and weatherstrip.

Warning! Make sure that the routing of the microphone cable does not interfere with the function of the inflatable curtain.





- Take the cable harness and control module from the kit. Connect the cable harness to the control module (1).
- Lock the catch (2).





- Get a thick foam tape from the kit and fasten it on the front of the control module. Fold up the foam tape around the corners and edges of the control module.





- Fold the carpet to one side.





- Place the control module on the upper edge between the car's cable harness and sill.

Note! The control module's connection must point forwards and with the foam tape towards the sill.





- Take cable harness (B) from the kit. Route the two 14 pin connectors on the inside of the centre console, up to the media player compartment.





- Route the two 4-pin connections (2) from the cable harness (A), under the mat up to the A-pillar.





- Connect the cable harness to the corresponding connector in the car. Take a thick piece of foam tape and wrap it around the connector.





- Insert the taped connector into the compartment under the media player.





- Connect the corresponding connectors on the cable harness to the media player.
- Reconnect the other connectors to the media player.
- Refit the media player in the dashboard and make sure that all the guide pins on the sides mate with the equivalent rails in the dashboard.
- Guide the media player in the guide pins on the front and tighten it in using the existing screws.

Note! Take care not to pinch the cables.


Illustrations A and B




- Open the cover on the holder for the connectors. Use a screwdriver to release the catches.









- Open the grey 4-pin connector and connect the cable harness between these.
- Take a thick piece of foam tape from the kit. Wrap it around the "loose" connector and tear off the excess.
- Place the connector underneath the holder.
- Close the cover.





- Route the microphone cable (1) toward the centre console as illustrated.
- Route the cable harness (2) from the control module to the centre console as illustrated.
- Route the cable from the keypad (3) as illustrated.





Connect the connectors to the control module's cable harness:
1. adapter cable
2. microphone
3. control panel





- Apply thin foam tape around the connectors and the excess cables and position them as illustrated.





- Take the yellow cable with cable lug from cable harness (B) and push it up by the gearshift.





- Route the cable as illustrated.

Note! Make sure that the cable does not lie by any of the gearshift's moving parts.





- Take the 10-pin green connector disconnected from the centre console. Open the catch.





- Connect the yellow cable to terminal 9.
- Press the catch back.





- Take a tie strap from the kit and secure the cable to the existing cable harness.





- Reinstall the panel with its connectors and screws.
- Reinstall the detached components in reverse order.





- First download software for USB and iPod(R) Music interface and then software for Handsfree System with Bluetooth,.





Check the function of the Bluetooth system as follows:
- Turn the ignition key to position I.
- Turn the radio on. Wait 20 seconds.
- Check that the control panel for Bluetooth illuminates. Press the round button (1) in the middle of the control panel. The radio should then mute and a voice should be heard.
- Press the red handset button (2). The voice should now stop and the audio from the radio returns.