Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel

Removal

1. Remove the front seats. Service and Repair

2. Remove the selector lever. Shifter A/T

3. Drain the cooling system. Service and Repair

4. Recover the refrigerant. Service and Repair

5. Remove the wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly. Wiper Arm

6. Remove the 2 nuts and the PCM.
- Disconnect the 3 PCM electrical connectors.





7. Remove the 3 nuts and the PCM bracket.





8. Remove the vacuum hose clip from the cowl.





9. Remove the strut tower cross brace.
- Remove the 2 LH and 2 RH strut upper mount nuts.





10. Remove the RH instrument panel upper cowl bolt.





11. Remove the 2 LH instrument panel upper cowl bolts.





12. Disconnect the vacuum hose and the evaporator purge solenoid hose from the upper intake manifold.





13. Remove the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) manifold.
- Remove the TXV manifold bolt.

- Discard the O-rings seals.





14. Disconnect the heater hoses.





15. Remove the RH and LH front door weatherstrips.

16. NOTE: Right side shown, left side similar.

Position the RH and LH front scuff plate trim panels aside.

- Pull the front of the scuff plate trim panels upward to release the retaining clips.





17. NOTE: Right side shown, left side similar.

Remove the RH and LH lower cowl trim panels.

- Pull the panel rearward to release it from the clips.





18. Remove the 2 pushpin retainers and the RH lower instrument panel insulator.





19. Remove the driver footrest pad.
- Remove the 2 pin-type retainers.





20. Remove the LH and RH front carpet sections.
- Remove the 2 pin-type retainers.

21. Disconnect the RH main wiring harness electrical connector and radio antenna connector.





22. If equipped, remove the 2 pin-type retainers and the rear footwell duct.





23. Remove the 2 bolts and the ground wires from the floor pan tunnel.





24. Remove the RH and LH instrument panel side finish panels.





25. Remove the RH and LH A-pillar trim panels. Trim Panel

26. Rotate the steering wheel to gain access to the steering column shaft-to-steering column bolt.

27. Remove the steering wheel. Steering Wheel

28. Remove and discard the steering column shaft-to-steering column bolt.





29. Detach the upper steering column shaft from the steering column.

30. Position the hood release handle aside.
- Remove the 2 screws.





31. Disconnect the LH side main wiring harness electrical connector.





32. Disconnect the 2 Smart Junction Box (SJB) electrical connectors.





33. Remove the wire harness pin-type retainer from the SJB.

34. If equipped, disconnect the electrical connector located on the steering column opening bracket.





35. Disconnect the Restraints Control Module (RCM) small electrical connector.





36. Disconnect the stability control sensor cluster electrical connector.





37. Remove the 4 instrument panel center support bolts.

38. NOTICE: To avoid damaging the instrument panel, an assistant is required when carrying out this step.

NOTE: Remove the bolts from one side completely and support the instrument panel before removing the bolts from the opposite side.

Remove the 6 instrument panel side bolts.

39. NOTE: Make sure that all electrical connectors and wiring are not hindered before removing the instrument panel.

Remove the instrument panel.

- Rotate the instrument panel face down and remove through the RH front door.





Installation

1. NOTICE: To avoid damage to the instrument panel, an assistant is required when carrying out this step.

NOTE: Make sure that all electrical connectors and wiring are correctly routed when installing the instrument panel.

Install the instrument panel.

2. Install, but do not tighten, the 6 instrument panel side bolts.

3. Install, but do not tighten, the 4 instrument panel center support bolts.

4. Install, but do not tighten, the 3 instrument panel upper cowl bolts.

5. Tighten the 6 instrument panel side bolts.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

6. Tighten the 4 instrument panel center support bolts.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

7. Tighten the 3 instrument panel upper cowl bolts.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

8. Connect the stability control sensor cluster electrical connector.





9. Connect the small RCM electrical connector.





10. If equipped, connect the electrical connector located on the steering column opening bracket.





11. Connect the 2 SJB electrical connectors.





12. Install the wire harness pin-type retainer onto the SJB.

13. Connect the LH side main wiring harness electrical connector.





14. Install the upper steering column shaft to the steering column.

15. Install a new steering column shaft-to-steering column bolt.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).





16. Install the hood release handle and tighten the 2 screws.





17. Install the steering wheel. Steering Wheel

18. Install the RH and LH A-pillar trim panels. Trim Panel

19. Install the RH and LH instrument panel side finish panels.





20. Install the ground wires and the 2 bolts to the floor pan tunnel.





21. If equipped, install the rear footwell duct and the 2 pin-type retainers.

22. Connect the RH main wiring harness electrical connector and the radio antenna connector.





23. Install the LH and RH front carpet sections.
- Install the 2 pin-type retainers.

24. Install the driver footrest pad.
- Install the 2 pin-type retainers.





25. Install the RH lower instrument panel insulator and the 2 pushpin retainers.





26. Install the RH and LH lower cowl trim panels.

27. Install the RH and LH front scuff plate trim panels.

28. Install the RH and LH front door weatherstrips.

29. Connect the heater hoses to the heater core.





30. Install the TXV manifold and the TXV manifold bolt.
- Install new O-rings seals.

- Tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).





31. Connect the vacuum hose and the evaporator purge solenoid hose to the upper intake manifold.





32. Install the strut tower cross brace.
- Install the LH and RH strut upper mount nuts.
- Tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).





33. Install the vacuum hose clip onto the cowl.





34. Install the PCM bracket and the 3 nuts.





35. Install the PCM and the 2 nuts.
- Connect the 3 PCM electrical connectors.





36. Install the wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly. Wiper Arm

37. Charge the refrigerant. Service and Repair

38. Fill the cooling system. Service and Repair

39. Install the selector lever. Shifter A/T

40. Install the front seats. Service and Repair