Center Console Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Remove the gear shift lever cover.

2. Remove the hazard warning and central locking switch. To do this, push the foam insulation aside through the gear shift lever opening and press the switch out from below. Disconnect the plug connector.
3. Disconnect the cigar lighter plug connector through the gear shift lever opening.
4. Remove the heater or air conditioning control unit. Refer to Heater or Air Conditioning Control Unit Removal and Installation.
* The control unit is a tight fit. Therefore, first remove the center console, then press the control unit out from the rear.
5. Press out the switch below the control unit through the control unit opening. Disconnect the plug connector.
6. Remove the left and right side mats. To do this, remove the bolt (1). Move the side mat forward and disengage it from the clips.

7. Unscrew the screws (2) and (3).

8. Remove the parking brake cover from the top of the console, tilt it forward and disengage it from below.

9. Loosen the screw (4).
10. Remove the bolts (5) and (6), and remove the cover.

11. Disconnect the parking brake lever side cover. To do this, pull the cover rearward to the side toward the driver's seat and remove it.
12. Press the rear cooling grille (1) slightly upward and, using a screwdriver at the side, remove the cup holder or tray (2) (arrow in the accompanying illustration).

13. Move the cooling grille downward and remove it.
14. Unscrew the two mounting screws (7) and (8).

15. Move the seat fully rearward and remove the two mounting bolts at the bottom rear left and right, removing the covers (11) with a small screwdriver.

16. Push the gear shift boot insulation aside and remove the screw (9).

17. Remove the bolt (10).

18. Lift the center console slightly at the rear. Disconnect the ashtray lamp plug connector underneath it. Mark the connector with tape beforehand.
19. Install both front seats, backrests, and move the gear shift lever or selector as far rearward as possible.
20. Lift the center console at the rear, pull it rearward toward the front passenger seat, and remove it.

INSTALLATION
1. Install the center console from the front passenger seat side.
2. Connect the parking brake switch plug connector under the console.
3. Install the heater or air conditioning control unit. Refer to Heater or Air Conditioning Control Unit Removal and Installation.
4. Secure the gear shift lever cover.
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