Removing dash panel (Caddy, Polo Classic > 09.99, Polo Estate > 09.99) — VW

Disconnect battery earth strap at battery.
Remove centre console =>Page
68-10
.
Remove driver's side stowage compartment =>Page
68-18
.
Remove driver's airbag unit =>Page
69-37
.

Unscrew cross-head screws -5-.
Remove steering column switch trim -6-.
Remove hexagon nut -2- (50 Nm).
Steering wheel -1- in centre position (wheels straight-ahead).
Pull steering wheel -1- off steering column.
Pull foam tube -3- off connection -4- and separate connectors.

Pull connector off steering column switch -2-.
Unscrew cross-head screws -arrows- and remove steering column switch -1-.

Remove cross-head screws -arrows-.
Pull out trim for dash panel insert.

Remove cross-head screws -arrows-.
Take dash panel insert -1- out of mounting.
Pull connectors off.

Remove cross-head screws -arrows-.
Take out driver's side footwell cover.

Remove hexagon nuts -2-.

Notes:

The hexagon nuts -2- are located on the inside of the steering column bracket. They are difficult to see and can only be reached from below through the opening between the steering column bracket -3- and the bulkhead with a thin 10 mm socket of relevant length.
When installing, the hexagon nuts -2- can be screwed onto the studs -1- from the inside of the vehicle through the steering column bracket -3- side opening -arrow-.

Remove hexagon nut -1-.
Remove earth wire -2-.
Separate aerial connection -3-.
Pull dash panel wiring loom single and multi-pin connectors off relay plate.
Pull connectors off immobilizer control unit and heater unit blower.

Disconnect multi-pin connector -1- and central locking hose/pipe (older versions only) on A pillar. For vehicles with no central locking system, pull bellows -2- off A pillar and disconnect connector found inside.
Lever off cap -3-.
Remove hexagon head bolt -4-.

Unclip trim -1- .

Remove cross-head screws -arrows-.
Depending on equipment level, pull shelf -1- out or remove trim with switches (for seat heating and electrical window lifters) and separate connections.

Unscrew cross-head screws -1-.
Remove hexagon head nut -arrow-.
Take out support -2-.

Unscrew cross-head screws -1-.
Remove footwell air outlet:

=> Heating, Air conditioning system; Repair Group 80; servicing heating system.
Heating, Air conditioning system
servicing heating system.

Pull off multi-pin connection for airbag control unit (J 234) =>Page
69-58
.

Older vehicles

Remove cross-head screws -arrows-.
Pull passenger's side stowage compartment out of dash panel.

Newer vehicles

Remove glove compartment => Page
68-24
.
Remove passenger's side airbag unit =>Page
69-55
.

Remove cross-head screws -arrows-.
Pull front passenger's airbag bracket -1- out of dash panel.

Remove passenger's side air duct -1-.

Remove hexagon nuts -arrows-.

Remove hexagon nut -5- and earth wire -6- if part of original equipment.
Disconnect multi-pin connector -4- and central locking hose/pipe (older versions only) on A pillar. For vehicles with no central locking system, pull bellows -3- off A pillar and disconnect connector found inside.
Lever out cap -2-
Remove hexagon bolt -1-.
Take out dash panel.