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Roof Antenna






Roof Antenna

The roof antenna on USA and Canada vehicles is available in the following versions: navigation only, telephone only, satellite radio only or navigation, telephone and satellite radio.

The roof antenna is available in shark fin or 16 volt antenna designs.

The following procedure is described for the shark fin roof antenna. The procedure is similar for the 16 volt antenna design.

Removal

- Remove the molded headliner.

- Remove nut - 2 -.






- Disengage connectors - arrows -, disconnect them and remove roof antenna.






Depending on antenna version, there may be up to 3 connectors here.

Connector with violet housing is telephone wire connection.

Connector with blue housing is navigation system wire connection.

The third possibility is a auxiliary heater remote control connector.

Installation

Install in reverse order of removal.

When inserting roof antenna, ensure gasket is properly seated. Both guide protrusions of gasket must be seated in the appropriate holes - arrows - in antenna base.






When inserting roof antenna, make sure antenna wires - 1 - are routed correctly through the wire pass-through in the nut - 2 -.