Instrument Panel Assembly Replacement

REMOVAL

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, REFER TO AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS/AIR BAGS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

1. Place the front wheels in the straight-ahead position.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
3. Remove the left and right cowl side inner trim panels. Service and Repair
4. Remove the steering column opening cover and the knee blocker as described.

Knee Blocker Replacement
5. Remove the instrument panel center bezel, the cluster bezel and the instrument panel top cover as described.
Instrument Panel Center Bezel Replacement
Instrument Cluster Bezel Replacement
Instrument Panel Top Cover Replacement
6. Remove the center support bracket as described.
7. Remove the steering column. Service and Repair
8. Remove the screws from the centers of the instrument panel-to-body and instrument panel-to-headlamp and dash wire harness connectors near the left cowl side inner panel and unplug the connectors.
9. Remove the screw from the center of the instrument panel-to-floor wire harness connector near the floor pan transmission tunnel under the instrument panel and unplug the connector.
10. Unplug the two wire harness connectors located near the instrument panel-to-floor wire harness connector at the floor pan transmission tunnel under the instrument panel.
11. Roll down the glove box as described. Service and Repair
12. Reach through the inboard side of the instrument panel glove box opening to unplug the vacuum harness connector between the heater - A/C control and the heater - A/C housing halves of the vacuum harness.
13. Reach under the right end of the instrument panel to unplug the coaxial cable connector between the radio and antenna halves of the antenna coaxial cable. On Left-Hand Drive models only, also disengage the retainer on the radio half of the coaxial cable from the heater - A/C housing kick cover.
14. Remove the temperature control cable and blend-air door crank arm from the heater - A/C housing as a unit.

Instrument Panel Assembly Remove/Install:

15. Loosen the right and left instrument panel cowl side roll down screws about 6 mm (0.25 inch).
16. Remove the four screws and two nuts that secure the top of the instrument panel to the top of the dash panel near the base of the windshield.
17. With the aid of an assistant, lift the top of the instrument panel assembly off of the two dash panel studs. Then pull the lower instrument panel rearward to clear the cowl side roll down screws.
18. Remove the instrument panel assembly from the vehicle.
19. Reverse the removal procedures to install. Tighten the mounting hardware as follows:
- Instrument panel top to dash panel screws - 7 Nm (60 in lb)
- Instrument panel top to dash panel nuts - 7 Nm (60 in lb)
- Instrument panel cowl side roll down screws - 28 Nm (250 in lb)
- Wire harness connector screws - 4 Nm (35 in lb).