Dismantling the outdoor antenna

The factory-installed radio receiver uses an outdoor antenna to receive radio signals. External antennas are firmly fixed - provided that when passing through the washing stations they are first unscrewed from the antenna leg. Otherwise, the washing brushes will become entangled in the antenna shaft and may break it. You can minimize the appropriate costs accordingly: purchase a suitable antenna from a car dealership and thus save installation costs out of your own wallet. If you need to carry out a new installation, then you should additionally «hide» aerial wire in the recess of the A-pillar and the leading edge of the roof lining.

Antenna leg

PROCEDURE

Disconnect the battery. Dismantle, as described above, the interior lighting and disconnect the plug. Now unscrew the fixing screw on the bottom of the old antenna leg (indicated by an arrow) And… Unscrew the fixing screw of the antenna leg (arrows). ...remove the antenna leg from the roof. To mount, align the new leg on the roof (to do this, temporarily screw the antenna) and pull it tight from the inside. Carry out installation in reverse order.

Antenna cable

PROCEDURE

Mount - as described above - the antenna leg on the roof. Remove the A-pillar trim, remove the sun visor and, very carefully, remove the front edge of the roof trim. Follow the fastening tape on the front pillar (arrow) – Before dismantling the casing, you will have to disconnect the tape from the A-pillar. Detach the fastening tape from the A-pillar trim. Release the antenna cable and.. ... dismantle the radio. «Free» Now the antenna cable is free of all fastening clips and pull it out of the radio plug. Release the antenna cable from all mounting clips Lay the new cable first «without knocking» and then clamp firmly. Connect the cable to the radio and antenna leg. Complete the work in reverse order.