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Removal and Installation

INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY

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Removal and Installation


1. Remove the fuse block cover.
2. Remove screws and remove lower driver instrument panel.
- Disconnect aspirator tube and in vehicle temperature sensor.
- Disconnect harnesses from back of lower driver instrument panel.

3. Remove footwell lamp.
4. Remove RH instrument lower cover.
5. Remove glove box assembly.
6. Remove instrument passenger lower panel.
- Disconnect trunk switch and remove glove box lamp.

NOTE: Steps 7, 8, 9,10, and 11 apply to 4 seater models with rear console.

7. Remove rear seat cushions and seat backs and disconnect harnesses.
8. Remove rear upper console assembly.
9. Disconnect rear console harness.
10. Remove rear console side covers.
11. Remove rear console.
12. Remove shift knob and remove A/T finisher or M/T finisher with boot.
- Disconnect harnesses from bottom of console finisher.

13. Remove parking brake lever finisher.
14. Remove cluster lid C and disconnect harness for HVAC control.
15. Disconnect harnesses and remove center console assembly.
16. Remove screws and remove NAVI control unit. Disconnect harnesses from NAVI control unit.
17. Remove cluster lid D and disconnect harnesses.
18. Remove center stack assembly, disconnect harnesses and unplug antenna lead.
19. Remove escutcheon from around ignition switch.
20. Remove LH lower knee protector.
21. Pull out tilt switch on the bottom of the steering column and disconnect the harness.
22. Remove the upper and lower steering column covers.
23. Remove the combination meter covers.
24. Remove screws and remove the combination meter assembly and disconnect the harnesses.
25. Remove and disconnect the harnesses on the security lamp, sunload sensor and optical sensor.
26. Disconnect the GPS antenna.
27. Partially remove the front door welts.
28. Remove the front pillar garnishes, kicking plates and lower dash side trim.
29. Disconnect passenger front air bag and remove front air bag bolt and remove air bag. Refer to "FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE".
30. Disconnect steering column harness and place aside.
31. Remove steering column cover, pinch bolt and lower steering column.
32. Remove screws and remove instrument panel. Disconnect harnesses from instrument panel prior to removing from vehicle.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.




REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
1. Remove shift knob.
2. Remove A/T console finisher.
- Disconnect harnesses from bottom of finisher.

3. Remove screws from bottom of cluster lid C with power tool.
4. Pull lid towards rear of vehicle to release clips.
- Disconnect electrical connector.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: When removing and installing, place shop cloths onto surrounding parts to protect A/T or M/T finisher and center console from damage.




1. Remove cluster lid C. Refer to "Cluster Lid C".
2. Remove cluster lid D.
- Remove screws using power tool.
- Pull lid toward rear of vehicle to release clips.
- Disconnect electrical connector.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: When removing and installing, place shop cloths onto surrounding parts to protect A/T or M/T finisher and center console from damage.

Center Stack Assembly
1. Remove DVD-map disk to avoid damage.
2. Remove center console. Refer to "Center Console".
3. Remove cluster lid C. Refer to "Cluster Lid C".
4. Remove cluster lid D. Refer to "Cluster Lid D".




5. Remove screws from front of NAVI control unit.




6. Pull carpet left of console aside and remove screws.
7. Disconnect NAVI control unit connectors.
8. Remove NAVI control unit.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: Cover NAVI control unit with a cloth and avoid contact with console box bracket that may cause scratches or damage to control unit.




9. Remove screws and remove center stack.
- Disconnect electrical harnesses.
- Unplug GPS antenna.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

Removal and Installation

Lower Driver Instrument Panel
1. Remove cluster lid C. Refer to "Cluster Lid C".




2. Remove fuse box cover.




3. Remove screws using power tool, and remove lower driver instrument panel.
- Pull to disconnect clips.
- Disconnect aspirator tube and in vehicle temperature sensor.
- Disconnect harnesses from back of lower driver instrument panel.




Combination Meter
1. Remove the combination meter covers.
2. Remove screws using power tool and remove the combination meter assembly.
- Disconnect electrical connectors.




A/T Finisher
1. Remove shift knob
2. Pull up to release clips and remove A/T finisher.
- Disconnect harnesses.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.




M/T Finisher
1. Remove shift knob.
2. Pull up to release clips and remove M/T finisher.
- Disconnect harnesses.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.




Instrument Lower Cover RH and Glove Box
1. Remove screws from glove box striker and glove box using power tool.
2. Remove screws and remove glove box housing and glove box housing and glove box door.
- Remove glove box lamp and harness from glove box housing.
- Disconnect harness and remove trunk cancel switch.

3. Remove damper clip from glove box door.
4. Remove glove box pins and remove glove box door from glove box housing.
5. Remove screws and remove glove box latch.
6. Remove screws and remove glove box damper.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.