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Dimmer Switch - Installation





INSTALLATION

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor 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 SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.





1. Position the dimmer module (3) onto the back of the headlamp switch bezel (1).
2. Install and tighten the three screws that secure the dimmer module to the headlamp switch bezel. Tighten the screws securely.
3. Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector (2) to the dimmer module connector receptacle.
4. Align the snap clips on the back of the lower edge of the headlamp switch bezel with the receptacles in the instrument panel. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the bezel until the clips snap into place.
5. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the upper edge of the headlamp switch bezel to the instrument panel. Tighten the screws securely.
6. Align the snap clips on the back of the instrument panel trim molding with the receptacles in the headlamp switch bezel outboard of the steering column. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the molding until the clips snap into place.
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.