BMW 3 (E46). Manual - part 210

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Dashboard

The E46 dashboard assembly includes
the instrument cluster, passenger side
airbag, glove compartment, fuse and
relay panel, radio, IHKA control panel
or on-board monitor (if equipped with
GPS), front ashtray, shifter assembly,
and window control switches.

Dashboard removal is a complex
operation. Read the procedures
through before starting work.

 

 

 

Dashboard
assembly

1

-

Dashboard

2

-

Passenger knee
protector

3

-

Reinforcement

4

-

Damper piston

5

-

Glove
compartment

6

-

Glove
compartment
door

7

-

Latch

8

-

Right top
footwell trim
panel

9

-

Storage
compartment

10

-

Glove
compartment
door strap

11

-

Glove
compartment
hinge

12

-

Steering column
cover

13

-

Left glove
compartment
(optional)

14

-

Center knee
protector

15

-

Steering column
knee protector

16

-

Left footwell
(pedal cluster)
trim panel

17

-

Footwell light
cover

18

-

Footwell light
socket

19

-

Left knee
protector

 

 

 

 

Glove compartment and right
footwell trim panel, removing
and installing

 -

Open glove compartment door.

 -

Snap out glove compartment light
fixture and detach electrical harness
connector.

To detach glove compartment:

Pull out retaining pin (arrow) for

right side strap.

Pull out pin from bottom of left side
dampening rod.

Remove glove compartment hinge
mounting bracket screws (arrows). Lift
glove compartment over mounting rod to
remove.

Remove glove compartment housing:

Remove insert mounting screws
(arrows).

If necessary, release mounting pin
(A) at right side of housing.

Pull glove compartment housing
down.

Note:

Detach glove compartment electrical
harness from guides while removing
housing.

Remove right footwell trim panel (arrow)
by pulling backward to detach from
mounting points.

Note:

Detach electrical harness connector(s)
from panel while removing.

 

 

Steering column trim, removing
and installing

 -

Remove steering wheel as
described earlier.

Fully lower and extend (arrows)
adjustable steering column.

 -

Remove retaining screw from top of
steering column upper trim cover.

Push in sides of upper trim cover
(arrow) to release from lower trim. Pull
back and up on upper trim.

Pry gently to detach flexible cover from
upper trim. Lift off trim.

 -

Remove left footwell (pedal cluster)
trim panel. See 

 

Steering column

trim, removing and installing

.

To remove steering column lower trim,
drive pins into expansion rivets (arrows)