Withdrawal
Disconnect the ground wire from the battery.
Remove the handbrake pad and shelf in front of the handbrake lever.
Remove radio.
Remove the heater control panel.
Remove lower left trim by unscrewing screws -arrows-. Then turn locks 1 by 90°to open them. Release hook 2 from center console.
Tilt the left bottom cover down and remove the wire from the back. Remove cover.
With a manual transmission. Remove the shift knob.
With automatic transmission: Unscrew the bolt on the front side of the shift lever, remove the lever.
Remove the corrugated cover, pull out the overlay of the shift lever.
Pull out the ashtray.
Figure W - 48136. Center Console
1 Console
2 Overlay
3 spacer
4 Gasket
5 Nut
6 Mount (left and right)
7 Nut
8 Self-tapping screw
9 Bolt
10 Nut
11 Self-tapping screw
12 Cap
13 Sidewall (left and right)
14 Ashtray frame
15 Ashtray
16 Ashtray cover
17 Facing lower left
18 Facing lower right
20 Overlay (left and right)
21 Lid
22 Nut
23 Self-tapping screw
Only with automatic transmission:
24 Lining
25 Shift handle trim
26 Gear indicator trim
27 Nut
Grasp the console at the bottom rear and press the power window and alarm switches.
Pull out the switches and disconnect the connectors from the back.
Release screws on left and right and remove cover plates.
Unscrew nuts 5 securing the rear side of the console to the floor (Figure W - 48136).
Unscrew two screws -arrows- and pull frame 1 forward.
Remove center console.
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
Put a cover made of artificial leather on the shift lever, press the board into the console.
Put on the shift lever knob, it should snap into place.
On vehicles with automatic transmission: Insert shift lever trim and screw on shift lever knob.
Insert the power window and alarm switches after connecting the wires.
Install the heater control panel.
Install radio.
Install the handbrake lever cover.
Connect ground wire to battery.
Check operation of switches, heater controls, and free movement of shift lever in center console.