Glove compartment

Removing and installing glove compartment

1 - Glove compartment lamp 2 - Plugs 3 - Screws 4 - Screws 5 - Glove compartment 6 - Glove compartment lid

1 - Glove compartment lamp 7 - Control cable 8 - Glove compartment lock

1. Open glove compartment lid (6)
2. Unclip glove compartment lamp (1) and disconnect connector
3. Remove plugs (2)
4. Unscrew screws (3)
5. Unscrew screws (4)
6. Pull glove compartment (5) completely out of instrument panel
7. Unhook control cable (7) on lock (8) on glove compartment (5). When unhooking the control cable (7) ensure that the slider (arrow) is not pulled out of the lock (8).
8. Install in opposite order

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Removing and installing lock cylinder on glove compartment lid

1 - Lock cylinder 2 - Glove compartment

1. Remove glove compartment
2. Unscrew mounting screws for lock cylinder (1). Lock cylinder (1) is screwed onto instrument panel (2) from rear (two Torx 20 screws).
3. Remove lock cylinder (1) to side
4. Unhook control cable from eye (arrow) on lock cylinder (1). Installation: Check function of control cable, adjust with knurled nut if necessary.
5. Install in opposite order

Removing and installing glove compartment lid

1 - Glove compartment lid 2 - Glove compartment 3 - Rubber stop 4 - Expanding anchor 5 - Strap 6 - Hinge

5 - Strap 7 - Damper 8 - Damping strip

1. Remove glove compartment (2)
2. Unclip damping strip (8) on right from strap (5), (arrow) on glove compartment lid (1)
3. Remove rubber stops (3) from strap (5)
4. Pull expanding anchor (4) out of glove compartment (2). Pull expanding anchor out of glove compartment from inside.
5. Remove glove compartment lid (1) together with hinges (6) uniformly downward
6. Install in opposite order
7. Adjust glove compartment lid

Disassembling and reassembling glove compartment lid

1 - Stowage compartment (unclip) 2 - Glove compartment lid

Adjusting glove compartment lid

1 - Glove compartment lid 2 - Instrument panel 3 - Expanding anchor 4 - Glove compartment 5 - Stop screws

During entire operation pay attention to uniform transition and gap all the way around (arrows) on the glove compartment lid (1) in relation to the instrument panel (2).

1. Pull out both expanding anchors (3) from glove compartment lid (4) with small screwdriver
2. Close glove compartment lid (1), adjust horizontal gap and transitions (arrows). Glove compartment lid (1) can be adjusted increment for increment on the hinge.
3. Carefully open glove compartment lid (1) and press in expanding anchors (3)
4. Check gap width at side, adjust.
5. Differences in the gap width can be corrected slightly by loosening the mounting screws (4 each) for the glove compartment (4) and then moving.
6. Check transition from glove compartment lid (1) to instrument panel (2), adjust. Adjustment is possible by screwing the two stop screws (5) in or out.
7. Check for easy motion and proper function

Glove box hinge.

Removing hinge expanding anchor.

Expanding anchor removed.

Adjusting globe box hinge.

Parts

Instrument panel and gloves compartment (EPC).

Worn glove box release button

Very popular issue is worn glove box release button. The color layer after years peals off leaving the plastic cap visible.

Worn cap on the key block can be replaced by ordering the cap (part number A2206890330 + color code) for around EUR 6.

To replace worn release button cap the whole lock cylinder has to be replaced (part number A2206800784 + color code) for around EUR 100. The lock mechanism must be removed and transferred to the new part.

Both caps and lock mechanism removed.

Lock mechanism removed.