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Instrument Cluster Replacement

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR-BAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, DRIVER AIRBAG, PASSENGER AIRBAG, SEAT BELT TENSIONER, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT 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.5 Instrument Cluster Remove/Install:




3. Remove the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel structural support.
4. Pull the instrument cluster rearward far enough to access and disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors for the cluster from the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
5. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the instrument cluster to the instrument panel.
2. Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors for the cluster to the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
3. Position the instrument cluster into the instrument panel.
4. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel structural support. Tighten the screws to 4 Nm (31 in. lbs.).
5. Reinstall the cluster bezel onto the instrument panel.
6. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

NOTE: Certain indicators in this instrument cluster are automatically configured. This feature allows those indicators to be activated or deactivated for compatibility with certain optional equipment. If the problem being diagnosed involves improper illumination of the cruise indicator, the electronic throttle control indicator, the overdrive-off indicator, the service four-wheel drive indicator, the transmission overtemp indicator, the upshift indicator, the security indicator or the gear selector indicator, disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. After about five minutes, reconnect the battery negative cable and turn the ignition switch to the On position. The instrument cluster should automatically relearn the equipment in the vehicle and properly configure the configurable indicators accordingly.