Removal
Caution! When working on the center console with the battery connected and without switching off the ignition, the safety airbag may be triggered. For this reason, disconnect the ground (-) wire terminal from the battery terminal.
1. Disconnect the ground (-) wire terminal from the negative battery terminal, after turning off the ignition.
If the radio has an access code, make sure that the code is written down before disconnecting the battery so that it can be entered into the radio later.
If the code is unknown, the radio receiver can be turned on by a specialized workshop or its manufacturer.
2. Insulate the negative battery terminal to prevent accidental short circuit to ground (-).
3. Remove the gear shift boot from the console, see the relevant chapter.
4. Use a plastic wedge to pry up cover 1 of the switch block and remove it (see illustration).
5. Disconnect the multi-pin plug from the switch block.
6. Remove the plug of pin 2 on the parking brake lever and remove the pin (see illustration 7.4).
Caution! When removing the pin, it is usually damaged and should be replaced.
7. Apply the parking brake and remove trim pads 3 and 4 from the parking brake lever. In doing so, separate the mating tabs 5 of trim 4 (see illustration 7.4).
8. Remove the armrest above the console if necessary.
9. Cars without an armrest above the console. Press the pocket cover on the console with a plastic wedge or remove the decorative insert 6 and unscrew the screw 7 located underneath it (see illustration).
10. Move the driver and passenger seats forward as far as they will go.
11. Remove the side panels of the deflectors by prying them off with a plastic wedge.
12. Move the rear section of the center console back and carefully release its retaining tabs from the bottom of the center console.
13. Lift the rear of the console up and remove it through the parking brake lever.
Installation
14. Place the rear part of the console onto the parking brake lever and secure its retaining tabs to the front part of the center console.
Caution: Be careful when doing this, as the protrusions are fragile and can easily break.
Further installation of the console is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
15. Install the trim pads on the parking brake lever and secure their stop tabs.
16. Insert a new pin into the hole in the parking brake lever trim and close with a new plug.