Volkswagen Touareg - Instrument panel Page 1 / 14 70-1 Instrument panel Tools Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required Release lever T10039 Instrument panel, removing and installing 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
Page 2 / 14 - For vehicles without navigation or radio, pry radio block-off cover - 1 - out of bracket using Wedge T10039/1. - If radio - 2 - is installed, remove it Repair Manual, Communication, Repair Group 91, Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip computer. - If navigation display and operating unit - 3 - is installed, remove it Repair Manual, Communication, Repair Group 91, Radio, Telephone, Navigation, Trip computer
Page 3 / 14. - 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 - and lock washer - 5 -. Trim without threaded pin and lock washer.
Page 4 / 14 For a better overview, lock washer - 5 - is shown 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 - 7 - and a lock washer - 5 -. Trim with threaded pin and lock washer - Reaching through radio opening, use a small screwdriver to pry wings - 6 - of lock washer - 5 - up and remove lock washer - 5 - from threaded pin - 4 -. Make sure that lock washer does not fall into cockpit. Lock washer - 5 - is distorted during removal. It must be replaced for assembly. 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 - 1 - push on new lock washer - 5 - in illustrated position until it is pressed against surface (do not turn). Both variations - Pry trim strip - 1 - out of mounting using wedge T10039/1 and detach adjusting wheel - 2 - from trim strip. - Disconnect adjusting wheel housing
Page 5 / 14 from wiring harness if vehicle has vent illumination. - Using a small screwdriver, push latch mechanism - 3 - forward in direction of travel and remove ignition key. - Pry trim strip - 7 - out of mountings in trim strip using wedge T10039/1. - Pry trim strip - 8 - out of mounting using wedge T10039/1 and detach adjusting wheel - 9 - from trim strip. - Disconnect adjusting wheel housing from wiring harness if vehicle has vent illumination. - Remove bolts - 1 -, - 2 -, - 3 -, - 4 -, - 5 - and - 6 -.
Page 6 / 14 When frame is being installed, bolts must be installed in this order. - Remove frame - 7 - from instrument panel and disconnect wiring harnesses (depending on vehicle equipment) from switch strip. - Remove 2 bolts - 8 - and remove cover above steering column - 9 -. - Remove trim mat - 1 - from glove compartment. Depending on version, bolt - 3 - may also be a component part of footwell cover. In this case, bolt is already removed.
Page 7 / 14 - Remove bolts - 2 -, - 3 -, - 4 - and - 5 -. When driver side trim is being installed, bolts must be installed in this order. - 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 - 1 - (Qty. 13) and remove front passenger side trim - 2 - from instrument panel.
Page 8 / 14 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. - Remove bolts - 1 - and - 2 - from instrument panel hood bracket - 3 -. - Remove bolts - 4 -, - 5 - and - 6 - from instrument panel insert - 7 -. When instrument panel hood bracket and instrument panel insert are being installed, bolts must be
Page 9 / 14 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 - 1 - and remove knee bolster on driver side.
Page 10 / 14 - Pry vent grille - 1 - out from instrument panel insert using wedge T10039/1. - Check whether loudspeaker - 2 - is 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 - 3 - out of instrument panel and disconnect it from respective wiring harness. - For vehicles without Climatronic, cover - 4 - which is installed does not need to be removed.
Page 11 / 14 Only vehicles with Climatronic and/or loudspeaker and/or parking distance warning system and/or storage bin: - Open compartment, grasp housing - 1 - with both hands and pull out of dash panel mountings with a jerk. - When removing, grasp housing above vents and pull backwards (opposite direction of travel). 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 -.
Page 12 / 14 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. Removal of storage bin is not necessary. All vehicles: - Remove two bolts - 1 - (8 Nm).
Page 13 / 14 - Remove bolt - 2 - (8 Nm). - Loosen 2 nuts each - 3 - and - 4 - (8 Nm). 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. 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 - 1 - and - 2 - and then nuts - 3 - and - 4 -.
Page 14 / 14 - Remove union nut - 1 - from ignition lock - 2 - and remove ignition lock from 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.