Removing and installing upper part of centre console — VW
Removing and installing upper part of centre console on VW: 11 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 121, BL1
- Renewed: if necessary
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- Before installing, check all fasteners for damage and renew if necessary.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1.5 Nm (1.1 lb-ft) | Unscrew bolts (1 |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition and all electric loads and then remove ignition key.
- Remove centre console trim panel .
- Position handbrake lever in uppermost position.
- Release boot of gear knob from upper part of centre console using removal wedge3409 and pull it upwards.
- Remove selector mechanism cover Automated 5-speed manual gearbox 0CT34Selector mechanism; Removing and installing selector mechanism cover.
- Unscrew bolts (1) (1.5 Nm). — 1.5 Nm (1.1 lb-ft)
- Release upper part of centre console (4) from retaining clips (2) by pulling it towards rear.
- Disconnect connectors from switch module 1 in centre consoleEX23(3), depending on vehicle equipment.
- Remove upper part of centre console (4) from lower part of centre console. [Note: Before installing, check all fasteners for damage and renew if necessary.]
- Fit upper part of centre console (4) on centring pins of lower part of centre console.
- Engage upper part of centre console (4) in retaining clips (2).
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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