Citroën Xantia

1. Transfer a control lever a suspension bracket to situation "Maximum", then disconnect a negative wire from the battery.
2. Remove the central console (see Removal and installation of the central console).
3. Remove a steering wheel (address the Head the Running gear and steering).
4. Remove casings of a steering column (see Removal and installation of elements of internal finishing of salon).

5. At the corresponding complete set find contact sockets of an electrical wiring of the radio tape recorder and a safety cushion under a steering column and disunite them.

Contact sockets of an electrical wiring of the radio tape recorder (1) and safety cushion (2) under a steering column

6. By means of the screw-driver release the clamp located in the right top corner of the rotating drum socket located on the center of a steering column.

7. Take the socket from a casing, having extended afterwards an electrical wiring plait (in case of need remove the right combined understeering switch for free extraction of a plait).

8. Turn out three fixing screws and remove a casing of the understeering switch from a steering column.

9. Open a cover of the assembly block of safety locks for the purpose of ensuring access to the screw of fastening of the finishing panel located in a bottom corner of salon from the driver's party of the car.

10. Turn out the top and lower screws of fastening of the angular panel of finishing, then pull the panel forward and disconnect an electrical wiring of switches. Try to remember an order of connection of sockets, then remove the panel.

11. Turn out three screws / release three clamps of fastening of the finishing panel of the assembly of switches located under an instrument guard. Release the left side of the panel from "Torpedo", then pull the panel forward and disconnect an electrical wiring from the switches which are built in in it (try to remember an order of connection of sockets).

12. Remove the panel of switches.

13. Having hooked the small screw-driver, accurately release from the top corners of the dashboard ("Torpedo") of the panel of high-frequency loudspeakers. Disconnect an electrical wiring from loudspeakers.

14. Through openings under installation of loudspeakers release from clamps on the dashboard contact sockets and plaits of an electrical wiring.

15. Turn out two lower and one top the screw of fastening of an instrument guard. Extend a guard on yourself and disconnect an electrical wiring from its lower part.

16. Remove a guard.

17. Turn out fixing screws / release clamps and remove the section of finishing of a forward wall of a driver's foot well located under the dashboard.
18. Turn out two fixing screws on the left side of the panel of the lower cover of a steering column.

19. Turn out three remained screws of fastening of the panel of the lower cover of a steering column / cover of the assembly block of safety locks. Access to screws is possible through a casing of the assembly block. Remove the panel. Where it is required, release electrical wiring sockets from the panel.

20. Disunite three contact electrical wiring sockets located under a steering column.

21. Remove a steering column (address the Head the Running gear and steering).

22. Take an ashtray from the dashboard, then turn out two fixing screws in the lower part of facing of control panels of functioning of the heater/radio tape recorder, by means of the small screw-driver accurately release fixing clamps and remove facing.

23. On models with the radio tape recorder located in the central part of the dashboard screw two fixing screws, then take assembly of the radio tape recorder from the panel and disconnect the electrical wirings and an antenna cable brought its back part.

24. Turn out four fixing screws and take a radio tape recorder casing from the dashboard. Where it is required, release sockets of an electrical wiring and an antenna cable from a casing.

25. At the corresponding complete set turn out four fixing screws and take the small ware shelf from the central dashboard.

26. Turn out two lower fixing screws and take an ashtray/lighter casing from the dashboard, having disconnected an electrical wiring from the last and lamps of illumination of assembly. Remove a casing.

27. Turn out four screws of fastening to "Torpedo" of the control panel of functioning of a heater.

28. Accurately hooking the small screw-driver, remove deflectors of two central ventilating from the dashboard snuffled.

29. Turn out two fixing screws and take assembly of the central ventilating snuffled from the dashboard.

30. Disconnect an electrical wiring from switches in the central part of the dashboard, hours and, at the corresponding complete set, - a control lamp / sensor of air temperature in salon.

31. Open a cover of a ware box, release a lock uvula in its back part, then completely lower a cover. Turn out six fixing screws.

32. Take assembly of a ware box from the dashboard.

33. Turn out fixing screws and remove a carpet upholstery under the panel of priors from the passenger party of the car.

34. Hooking the small screw-driver, remove finishing panels from forward body racks.

35. Remove assembly of an electric motor of the drive of screenwashes (address the Head Onboard electric equipment).

36. From a motive compartment turn out three nuts of fastening of the dashboard to a partition.

37. In interior of the car turn out the left screw of fastening of the lower part of the panel.

38. Then give two right screws.

39. On both sides of the top arm of a steering column turn out two screws of fastening of the dashboard to it.

40. Also give two screws of fastening of the dashboard to the lower arm of a column.

41. Through a niche under installation of the radio tape recorder turn out the top bolt of fastening of the dashboard to assembly of a heater.

42. In the lower part of the central section of the dashboard turn out the lower screw of fastening of the bearing panel frame to a heater. Also turn out the screw of fastening of the panel to the right bearing frame which is not subject to removal from the car.

43. Through an opening under installation of the radio tape recorder / the ware shelf (from its left side) turn out a bolt of fastening of a ventilating air duct to the left bearing dashboard frame.

44. Under the central part of the panel turn out a bolt of fastening of its left bearing frame to an arm on a car floor.

45. Where it is required, take the back relay from the assembly block of safety locks for the purpose of a possibility of removal of the dashboard.

46. By means of the assistant accurately delay assembly of the dashboard forward, separating it from a partition of a motive compartment and releasing remained fixed electric sockets. Take the removed assembly through one of an apron of doors of the car, passing an electrical wiring through openings in it. Try to remember routes of laying of plaits.