Instrument Cluster Replacement

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, SEAT BELT TENSIONER, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel.

Fig. 1 Instrument Cluster Remove/Install:

3. Remove the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel (Fig. 1).
4. Place the automatic transmission gear selector lever in the Park position.
5. Pull the instrument cluster rearward far enough to disengage the two self-docking instrument panel wire harness connectors from the cluster connector receptacles.
6. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the instrument cluster to the instrument panel (Fig. 1).
2. Align the instrument cluster with the cluster opening in the instrument panel and push the cluster firmly and evenly into place. The instrument panel wire harness has two self-docking connectors that will be automatically aligned with, and connected to the cluster connector receptacles when the cluster is properly installed in the instrument panel.
3. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel. Tighten the screws to 2 Nm (17 in. lbs.).
4. Reinstall the cluster bezel onto the instrument panel.
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

NOTE: Some of the indicators in this instrument cluster are automatically configured (cruise, overdrive-off, and transmission overtemp indicators) when the cluster is connected to the vehicle electrical system. This feature allows those indicators to be enabled or disabled for compatibility with certain optional equipment.