Removal And Installation: Radios: Entry
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Trim Removal Wedge 3409
The part number for the radio is on a label on the radio housing.
Deactivate the anti-theft protection when replacing the radio. Refer to ELECTRONIC ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, DEACTIVATING . Give the customer the new radio code.
If the radio code is not known, you can retrieve it via the known systems. The radio serial number will be needed. It is on a label attached to the side of the radio. The serial number is also stamped in the side of the radio.
Removing
- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers.
- Remove the key.
-- If there is a CD still in the radio, remove it. Refer to the Owner's Manual.
-- Remove the upper cover and vents from the instrument panel. The screws under the center console should now be accessible. Refer to Removal and Installation .
-- Remove screws -arrows-.
-- Remove the center console cover using a 3409 -arrows-.
-- Remove the screws -arrows- from the radio.
-- Pull the radio out just far enough until the connectors on the back are accessible.
-- Squeeze the connector lock in direction of -arrows-.
-- Move the locking bracket in the direction of the -arrow- and remove the connector.
-- Release the antenna connection -arrow- and remove the connector.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
Never push directly on the display or the buttons when inserting the radio.
-- Install the screws -arrows- in the radio.
-- Anti-Theft Coding, Deactivating, refer to ELECTRONIC ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, DEACTIVATING .
-- Check the radio coding. Recode again if necessary. Refer to ENTRY RADIO COMPONENTS, ADAPTING .
Torque specifications: 1.5 Nm