TUTORIAL: How to remove Instrument Cluster on Volkswagen Passat B6, CC (2006-2010) in 13 easy steps

05/03/202305/03/2023

Here is a video tutorial with removing or replacing Instrument Cluster (speedometer) on Volkswagen Passat B6 & CC (2006-2010) in 13 easy steps.

Required tools:
– T20 Torx (Find 12-Piece Magnetic Torx Screwdrivers Set HERE: https://amzn.to/2DJ8yZT)
– trim tool: https://amzn.to/3uy4FMd

Working time: 30 minutes.

Before you start removing Volkswagen Passat B6 & CC instrument cluster, first disconnect the negative terminal from the car battery.

1. Lift the bonnet and disconnect the negative terminal from the car battery using a 10 mm socket
2. Remove those two interior trims from the dash using a trim tool to protect the surfaces
3. Remove the plastic frame from the instrument cluster using a trim tool
4. Remove the plastic frame from the radio unit and disconnect the Airbag Deactivation Warning Lamp connector
5. Remove the T20 Torx screw
6. Remove the T20 Torx screw from the right side
7. Remove the light switch
You have to put the siwtch on the Zero position and then push it, rotate it to the Auto position and then take it out
8. Disconnect the cables from the back
9. Remove those 3 T20 Torx screws
10. Remove the plastic cover from the fuse box and unscrew those 2 T20 Torx bolts
Pull the steering wheel towards you and then pull it down to create more space to remove the instrument cluster
11. Pull the plastic out and the pull it down to have acces at those two bolts from the instrument cluster
12. Remove those two T20 Torx screws
13. Remove the instrument cluster and disconnect the cables from the back.