Removal and installation the center console (VW Passat B3)

• 1 - locking protrusion
• 2 - handbrake lever handle
• 3 - cladding

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• 1 — casing

For gear shift lever in vehicles with manual transmission.

• 2 — casing

For gear shift lever in vehicles with automatic transmission.

• 3 - fixing protrusions
• 4 - guide
• 5 - T-pin

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• 1 - mounting nuts
• 2 - Phillips head screws
• 3 - spacer bushings
• 4 - retaining pins

Removal

Pull the handbrake lever up.

Unfasten the handle and remove it from the handbrake lever. To do this, insert a flat-head screwdriver between the rear elevation of the handle and the locking lug and turn the screwdriver slightly toward the locking lug, while simultaneously removing the handle.

By turning the screwdriver, the locking tab is pressed out of the hole, and the handle becomes free. To remove the handle, you can also pull the locking tab down with pliers, while simultaneously removing the handle from the lever.

Remove the handbrake lever trim.

Loosen the gear shift lever handle.

Unclip the gear shift lever cover and lift it up.

Remove the rear ashtray and remove the 2 Phillips head screws from the rear of the console.

Unfasten the ashtray light.

Raise the console at the rear, press down the 2 locking tabs "3" at the extension of the middle console (figure 70-470) and by moving backwards remove the console extension.

Unscrew the 2 nuts securing the front part of the center console.

Remove one Phillips-head screw on the left and right front.

Raise the console slightly at the back and pull it back.

Disconnect the electrical connectors and remove the center console.

Installation

Connect the electrical connectors.

Check if there are spacers on the studs; if not, install them.

Insert the center console with its retaining pins into the instrument panel and screw it on.

Place the extension of the guide console "4" onto the T-shaped pin, see Figure 70-470.

Fix the console and screw it on from behind.


Attach the ashtray light and insert the ashtray.

Install and secure the gear shift lever cover.

Place the trim on the handbrake lever.

Install and secure the handbrake lever handle.