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Page 1 / 14 Volkswagen Touareg - Instrument panel
70 - 1
Instrument panel
Tools
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
Release lever T10039
Instrument panel, removing and installin
Removing
- Set parking brake.
- If vehicle has manual transmission, select 2nd gear.
- If vehicle has automatic transmission, select rearmost
driving range position.
- Remove driver airbag unit 69-4, Driver airbag unit,
removing and installing
- Remove steering wheel 69-4, Steering wheel,
removing and installing
- Remove steering column trim 68-2, Steering column
trim, removing and installing
- Remove side instrument panel covers 68-2, Instrument
panel side covers, removing and installing .
- Remove footwell covers 68-2, Footwell covers,
removing and installing
- Remove instrument panel hood 68-2, Instrument panel
hood, removing and installing
- Remove upper A-pillar trim 70-4, Upper A-pillar trim,
removing and installing
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- For vehicles without navigation or radio,
pry radio block-off cover
bracket using Wedge T10039/1 .
- If radio
Repair Manual, Communication,
Repair Group 91, Radio, Telephone,
Navigation, Trip computer
.
- If navigation display and operating unit
is installed, remove it
3 -
Repair Manual, Communication,
Repair Group 91, Radio, Telephone,
Navigation, Trip computer
is installed, remove it
- 2 -
- 1 -
out of
-
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.
- Remove air conditioning operating unit
4 -
Repair Manual, Heating Air
conditioning, Repair Group 87, Air
conditioning
.
-
There are two existing variations of trim
:
1 -
Trim with threaded pin
- 4 -
Trim without threaded pin and lock washer.
-
and lock washer
- 5 -
.
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Note
:
For a better overview, lock washer
partially removed in illustration. When installed, lock
washer is accessible through radio opening, but not
visible.
- Reach through radio opening and
determine by touch if trim possesses a
threaded pin
.
-
and a lock washer
- 7 -
- 5
Trim with threaded pin and lock
washer
- Reaching through radio opening, use a
small screwdriver to pry wings
lock washer
washer
Note
- 5 -
:
up and remove lock
- 5 -
from threaded pin
- 6 -
- 4 -
of
.
- 5 -
is shown
Make sure that lock washer does not fall into
cockpit.
Lock washer
must be replaced for assembly.
is distorted during removal. It
- 5 -
If vehicle was equipped with trim without a threaded
pin and lock washer and trim is exchanged for
replacement trim with a threaded pin and lock
washer, securing clip in area of threaded pin must
be removed before assembly.
Check if middle of trim is equipped with a securing
clip in area of threaded pin. If not, a securing clip
must be supplemented at this position.
After installing trim
in illustrated position until it is pressed against
5 -
surface (do not turn).
push on new lock washer
- 1 -
-
Both variations
- Pry trim strip
out of mounting
- 1 -
using wedge T10039/1 and detach
adjusting wheel
from trim strip.
- 2 -
- Disconnect adjusting wheel housing
from wiring harness if vehicle has vent
illumination.
- Using a small screwdriver, push latch
mechanism
travel and remove ignition key.
forward in direction of
- 3 -
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- Pry trim strip
trim strip using wedge T10039/1 .
- Pry trim strip
using wedge T10039/1 and detach
adjusting wheel
- Disconnect adjusting wheel housing
from wiring harness if vehicle has vent
illumination.
out of mountings in
- 7 -
out of mounting
- 8 -
from trim strip.
- 9 -
- Remove bolts
,
Note
- 5 -
and
:
- 6 -
- 1 - , - 2 - , - 3 - , - 4 -
.
When frame is being installed, bolts must be
installed in this order.
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- Remove frame
from instrument
- 7 -
panel and disconnect wiring harnesses
(depending on vehicle equipment) from
switch strip.
- Remove 2 bolts
above steering column
and remove cover
- 8 -
.
-9 -
- Remove trim mat
- 1 -
compartment.
Note
:
Depending on version, bolt
component part of footwell cover. In this case, bolt is
already removed.
from glove
- 3 -
may also be a
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- Remove bolts
.
5 -
Note
:
When driver side trim is being installed, bolts must
- 2 - , - 3 - , - 4 -
be installed in this order.
and
-
- Remove driver side trim
- 6 -
from
instrument panel and disconnect Bowden
cable from parking brake
- 7 -
.
- Disconnect rotary light switch and
headlight range regulator from respective
wiring harnesses.
- Remove bolts
(Qty. 13) and
- 1 -
remove front passenger side trim
from instrument panel.
Note
:
- 2 -
Vehicle wallet compartment is fastened to passenger
side trim with two bolts. Both of these bolts do not
need to be removed.
- Disconnect contact switch for glove
compartment light from wiring harness.
- Disconnect glove compartment light
from wiring harness.
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- Remove bolts
instrument panel hood bracket
- Remove bolts
from instrument panel insert
Note
:
When instrument panel hood bracket and instrument
and
- 1 -
- 2 -
- 4 - , - 5 -
from
- 3 -
and
- 7 -
.
- 6 -
.
panel insert are being installed, bolts must be
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installed in this order.
- Remove instrument panel hood bracket
from instrument panel.
- Remove instrument panel insert from
instrument panel and disconnect 2
connectors.
- Remove 4 bolts
bolster on driver side.
- 1 -
and remove knee
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- Pry vent grille
panel insert using wedge T10039/1 .
- Check whether loudspeaker
installed under vent grille.
- If loudspeaker is installed, remove it
upwards out of instrument panel and
disconnect from respective wiring
harness.
- Check whether vehicle has Climatronic.
- For vehicles with Climatronic, pull sun
sensor
disconnect it from respective wiring
harness.
- For vehicles without Climatronic, cover
- 4 -
be removed.
out of instrument panel and
- 3 -
which is installed does not need to
out from instrument
- 1 -
- 2 -
is
Only vehicles with Climatronic and/or
loudspeaker and/or parking distance
warning system and/or storage bin:
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- Open compartment, grasp housing
with both hands and pull out of dash
-
- 1
panel mountings with a jerk.
- When removing, grasp housing above
vents and pull backwards (opposite
direction of travel).
Note
:
Before installing housing, check that fastening clips
on sides (Qty. 6) are correctly positioned in mounting
for housing.
- For vehicles with vent illumination,
detach wiring harness from housing
- 1 -
.
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Note
:
When installing instrument panel, ensure that wiring
harnesses and sealing plugs are properly routed.
- Disconnect wiring harness
(speaker/sun sensor) from instrument
panel and remove instrument panel.
- On vehicles with storage bin, separate
respective wiring harness.
Note
:
Removal of storage bin is not necessary.
All vehicles:
- Remove two bolts
- 1 -
(8 Nm).
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- Remove bolt
- Loosen 2 nuts each
- 2 -
(8 Nm).
- 3 -
and
- 4 -
(8
Nm).
Note
:
For clarity, four nuts are shown removed. It is not
necessary to remove front passenger airbag from
instrument panel.
- Disconnect wiring harnesses from front
passenger airbag.
Note
:
After instrument panel has been installed, front
passenger airbag module must be positioned
precisely in mountings under instrument panel.
To secure free of stress, first install bolts
and then nuts
2 -
- 3 -
and
- 4 -
.
- 1 -
and
-
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- Remove union nut
lock
and remove ignition lock from
- 2 -
from ignition
- 1 -
instrument panel.
- Remove bolts
- 3 -
(Qty. 7) and
remove instrument panel from vehicle.
Installing
- Installation is performed in reverse order of removal.
Note:
When installing instrument panel, ensure that
instrument panel is positioned precisely in mountings
in area of transition to windscreen.
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