Removing and installing telephone bracket, vehicles up to model year 2010 — VW
Removing and installing telephone bracket, vehicles up to model year 2010 on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Removing and installing telephone bracket, vehicles up to model year 2010
Note
The telephone bracket
arrow
is on the dash panel to the right of the dash panel insert.
Removing:
Switch off ignition and all electrical loads, and pull out ignition key.
Remove mobile phone from bracket.
Press button
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, hold down and push mobile phone mounting downwards.
Use a suitable screwdriver to unclip the cover
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from the bracket in the direction of
arrow A
.
Remove radio or radio navigation system:
Radio system R 100
Chapter
Radio system R110
Chapter
Radio system RCD 210
Chapter
Radio system RCD 300
Chapter
Radio system RCD 310
Chapter
Radio system RCD 500
Chapter
Radio system RCD 510
Chapter
Radio navigation system RNS 300
Chapter
Radio navigation system RNS 315
Chapter
Radio navigation system RNS 510
Chapter
Radio navigation system RNS 2
Chapter
Radio navigation system DX-R4 (Blaupunkt)
Chapter
Remove control system for heating and air conditioner
Heating, ventilation, air conditioner
Rep. gr.
87
Air conditioner with manual control; Removing and installing the control system for the heating and air conditioner
Unscrew the two securing bolts
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.
Note
After unscrewing the securing bolts, the counterhold on the inside of the dash panel might fall down.
Grasp through the assembly aperture of the radio and the heater controls in order to prevent the counterhold from falling down.
Pull bracket out of dash panel a little and unscrew securing
arrows
.
Remove contact plate
A
from bracket. Take wiring harness out of bracket
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.
Unscrew the 4 securing bolts
arrows
from contact plate.
Push wiring harness in contact plate in
direction of arrow
and take it out of the guide.
Push connector forwards out of contact plate in
direction of arrow
and take wiring harness out through the slot
A
in the contact plate.
Installing:
Install in the reverse order of removal. When doing this, note the following:
When installing, guide counterhold
A
through assembly aperture of the radio and the heater controls to the fitting location. Hold counterhold as shown in illustration while doing so.
When assembling the contact plate, remember to install the spring and the key
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properly.
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