Removing and installing dash panel (Polo Classic 10.99 >, Polo Estate 10.99 >) — VW

Warning!
Disconnect battery earth strap before working on the electrical system.
Removing

Notes:

Before disconnecting the battery see the note concerning the coding in the instruction manual for the radio.
After connecting battery, check vehicle equipment (radio, clock, electric windows) as per Workshop manual and/or Owner's manual.
The removal and installation procedures may have to be modified slightly depending on equipment variants.

Remove steering wheel =>Page
69-44
.
Removing steering column switch.

=> Electrical system; Repair Group 94; Steering column switch
Electrical system
Steering column switch

Remove driver's stowage compartment =>Page
68-20
.
Remove centre console =>Page
68-12
.
Remove glove compartment =>Page
68-24
.

Remove screw -1-.
Unclip upper part of instrument hood -2- in direction of arrow.

Remove three screws -arrows-.
Remove lower part of instrument hood -1-.

Remove Qty. 2 screws -arrows-.
Take out combi instrument.
Pull connector off.

Remove hexagon nuts -arrows-.

Note:

The two hexagon nuts are visible first after removing the combi instrument.

Press in lighting switch -arrow-, turn clockwise and pull out.
Pull connector off.

Remove bolt -arrow-.
Pull out vent on driver's side -1-.
Pull off connector on headlight range control -2-.

Remove screws -1- and -2-.
Cut through cable tie -arrows-.

Remove bolt -1- on left and right-hand sides.

Unclip cover cap -1- on left and right.
Remove bolt -2- on left and right-hand sides.

Remove Qty. 2 screws -arrows-.
Take out driver's side footwell cover.

Remove Qty. 2 screws -1-.
Remove hexagon nut -2-.
Take out support -3-.

Slide radio release tool T10057 into the release slots until they engage.
Pull radio out of the dash panel using the grip rings of the release tools and disconnect connectors.

Notes:

When doing this the radio release tool T10057 must not be pushed to the side or tilted.
To remove the release tools from the radio the locating lugs on the side of the radio must be pressed inwards.

Pull out stowage compartment -1-.

Remove Qty. 3 screws -arrows-.
Take out centre vent.
Pull connector off hazard warning light switch.

Remove Qty. 2 screws -arrows-.

Note:

The screws are visible through the openings, they are set back approx. 2 cm.

Pull off rubber seal -1- upwards as far as centre of vehicle.
Unclip plenum chamber cover -2- (arrows) and pull out.

Unclip pollen filter frame -1-.
Take out pollen filter -2-.
Remove hexagon nuts -3-.
Take out pollen filter housing -4-.

Remove Qty. 4 bolts -arrows-.

Pull dash panel out slightly.

Note:

The wiring harness is secured to the dash panel by clips and cable ties. The wiring harness remains in the vehicle when removing the dash panel.

Release clips, cable ties and connectors depending upon the vehicle equipment level.
Lift out dash panel.

Installing

Install in reverse order.

Note:

If the airbag fault warning lamp (K 75) signals a fault after assembling then the fault memory must be erased and interrogated again with fault reader V.A.G 1551

=> Body self-diagnosis; Repair group 01; Self-diagnosis for airbag systems.
Body self-diagnosis
Self-diagnosis for airbag systems.