Instrument Panel Central Tube

Instrument Panel Central Tube

• Pry lever 80-200

Removal

- Remove instrument panel. Refer to => [ Instrument Panel ] Instrument Panel.

- Remove center section of the instrument panel. Refer to => [ Instrument Panel Center Section ] Storage Compartments and Covers.

- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 2) of fuse carrier - 2 -. Tightening specification 3 Nm.





- Lay down fuse carrier with connected wires.

- Disengage wiring harness on instrument panel carrier and free it up.

- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 2) of 3-socket relay carrier - 2 -. Tightening specification 3 Nm.





- Remove nuts - 3 - (Qty. 2) of 6-socket relay carrier - 4 - with control module for vehicle electrical system. Tightening specification 2.4 Nm.

- Lay down relay carrier with connected wires.

- Remove wiring harness behind relay carriers from central tube and free it up.

- Remove bolt - 2 - of pedal bracket. Tightening specification 23 Nm.





- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 4). Tightening specification 22 Nm.

- Place steering column in driver's footwell.

- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 4) of left brace. Tightening specification 9 Nm.





- Remove screw - 2 -. Tightening specification 8 Nm.

• If brace remains installed, it is sufficient to only loosen bolt - 3 - and swing brace downward.

- Loosen/remove bolt - 3 - (front mount for brace on air conditioner). Tightening specification 8 Nm.

- Remove support or tilt it downward.

- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 4). Tightening specification 9 Nm.





- Expose cable - 2 -.

- Remove right support.

- Remove bolts - 1 - (Qty. 2) of bracket for air conditioner. Tightening specification 9 Nm.





- Pry both cover caps - 3 - out with a screwdriver.





- Loosen hex nuts - 4 - a few turns.

- Loosen wiper arm - 2 - from wiper axle by tilting slightly.

- Completely remove hex nuts and remove wiper arm.

- Remove securing clips - 1 - and remove cowl panel grille - 5 -.

- Remove the cover for the E-box plenum chamber -arrows-.





- Carefully pry off mounting bracket - arrow - assisted with a screwdriver and lay Engine Control Module (ECM) with attached wires aside.





- Unclip retaining bracket.

- If present, lay aside transmission control module with wiring connected.

- Remove bolts - 2 - (Qty. 2) of connector station. Tightening specification 3 Nm.





- Remove central tube bolt - 1 - for instrument panel in plenum chamber. Tightening specification 6 Nm.

- Remove the left nuts - 1 - (Qty. 2). Tightening specification 35 Nm.





- Remove upper bolt - 3 -. Tightening specification 6 Nm.

- Unscrew Ground (GND) wires - 2 -.

- Remove the right nut - 2 -. Tightening specification 35 Nm.





- Remove upper bolt - 3 -. Tightening specification 6 Nm.

- Unscrew Ground (GND) wires - 1 -.

- Pull instrument panel central tube forward a few mm.

- Pull out pins - 2 - (Qty. 2) preferably upward using a small screwdriver.





- Free up electrical wiring harness behind vent.

- Remove air guide upward - arrow -.

- Unscrew Ground (GND) wires - 1 -.

- Press off wiring harness behind central tube for instrument panel from central tube for instrument panel - arrows -.





- Use lever 80-200.





- Remove instrument panel central tube.