Center Defroster Vent

Center Defroster Vent






1 Instrument Panel

2 Center Defroster Vent

Removing

• Identify connectors before disconnecting to prevent confusion or for better allocation.

- Disconnect the battery ground wire with the ignition off.

- Using a flat-head screwdriver - 6 -, carefully pry off cover over center instrument panel speaker.

- Remove cover cap - 5 - or Sunlight Photo Sensor (G107) - item 7 -.

- Disconnect electrical connector on Sunlight Photo Sensor (G107).

- Remove Central Locking -SAFE- Indicator Lamp (K133) - item 8 -.

- Disconnect electrical connector on Central Locking -SAFE- Indicator Lamp (K133).

- Remove screws - 4 - (quantity: 4).

- Raise center mid/high range speaker - 3 - out of instrument panel - 1 - and disconnect electrical connector.


Follow the safety precautions for pyrotechnic components.

- Remove instrument panel - 1 -. Refer to => [ Instrument Panel ] Instrument Panel.

- Remove nuts - 9 - (quantity: 5).

- Remove defroster vent - 2 - upward out of instrument panel - 1 -.

Installation

Installation is reverse of removal, but note the following:

- Make sure the airbag unit connector engages completely (audibly) with coupling on airbag unit.


Connect the battery with the ignition switched on. Pyrotechnic components could deploy after connecting the battery if they were not repaired correctly. Individuals must not be inside the vehicle when connecting the battery.

- Disconnect the battery ground wire with the ignition switched on.

• If Airbag Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) (K75) indicates a fault after installation, DTC memory must be checked, deleted and checked again.

3 Center Mid/High Range Loudspeaker (R158)

4 Screws

1 Nm

• Quantity: 4

5 Cover

6 Cover

• Over center instrument panel speaker

7 Sunlight photo sensor (G107)

8 Central Locking -SAFE- Indicator Lamp (K133)

9 Nut

• Quantity: 5

• Tighten nuts - 9 - carefully to prevent mounting pins on center defroster vent from shearing off.

• When tightening nuts - 9 -, ensure distance between upper side of instrument panel - 1 - and upper edge of center defroster vent - 2 - is even and gap dimension all around is even.