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Removing and installing multifunction unit, vehicles ▸ 05.00 — VW

Removing and installing multifunction unit, vehicles ▸ 05.00 on VW: 13 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Sharan I / SEAT Alhambra (7M)

📋 Procedure

  1. Disconnect battery .
  2. Open cover (1) for relay carrier and unclip it from the dash panel trim.
  3. Pull out lower cover (1) for relay carrier.
  4. Remove cross-head screws (arrows).
  5. Remove cover (1) (located under dash panel).
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  1. Remove cross-head screws (arrows).
  2. Pull door seal (3) off in vicinity of dash panel.
  3. Prise out clip (2).
  4. Remove cover on driver side (1) and disconnect connector for footwell light.
  5. Release locking devices of multi-pin connectors to multifunction unit and disconnect connectors..
  6. Remove cross-head screw (1) above multifunction unit.
  7. Release securing clips (1) from pins (3) on left and right of multifunction unit and swing them upwards.
  8. Unhook multifunction unit from retaining arms (2).

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.