Dashboard/Shifter Console Assembly, Removing And Installing - BMW 1999-2005 M3 Service Manual

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Dashboard/shifter console
assembly, removing and
installing
Disconnect negative (-) cable from
-
battery and cover terminal with
insulating material.
CAUTION!
Prior to disconnecting the battery,
read the battery disconnection
cautions given at the front of this
manual on page viii.
Using a plastic trim tool pry gently to
remove left, center and right dashboard
trim.
CAUTION!
To avoid marring interior trim, work
with a plastic prying tool.
Note:
Left side shown. Center and right
trim are similar.
To remove center trim, right trim
must be removed first.
Remove steering wheel. See
-
Steering and Wheel
- Remove left footwell trim panel as
described earlier.
Remove upper and lower steering
-
column trim. Detach steering
column stalk switch electrical
connectors and remove stalk
switch. See
320
Alignment.
612 Switches.
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