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Mercedes-Benz C-Class: How to Remove Center Console Trim

For the Mercedes-Benz C-Class w205, removing the center console trim isn't as difficult as it looks. Learn how to do it yourself by reading this article.

By Neftali Medina - May 29, 2015
Contributors: Navitech Korea, IndiWork

This article applies to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class w205 (2014-Present).

The stock center console assembly on your w205 looks and feels great. However, if the touchpad gets damaged or if you've found a center console trim more appealing to the eye, swapping to a new one is a simple task. The following instructions are all you need to remove the center console trim in your Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It's easy, quick, and inexpensive.

Materials Needed

  • Trim removal tool
  • Torx screwdriver

Step 1 – Remove the center console lower trim

Open the center console glove compartment. Behind the touchpad you can see the lower trim, which looks like a silver miniature handle. Push down the rectangular button as you use a trim removal tool to pry out the trim from inside the glove box area.

  • Figure 1. Push the square button down.
  • Figure 2. Pry out the lower trim.

Step 2 – Pry out the center console trim

Once the lower trim is removed, you now have access to the screws holding the center console trim in place. Remove both screws with a Torx screwdriver, and set them aside. Then, gently pull up the trim with your hands, starting with the side closer to the glove box. Do not completely remove the trim as there are wire harnesses still attached.

  • Figure 3. Remove the center console screws.
  • Figure 4. Pull out the center console trim.

Step 3 – Disconnect the wire harnesses

Carefully rotate the center console trim to reveal the wire harness connectors on the back of it. Pull out three connectors from behind the climate control switches. Lastly, pull out one connector from behind the touchpad. You have now successfully removed the center console trim in your w205.

  • Figure 5. Unplug the center console connectors.
  • Figure 6. Center console trim removed.

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