Removal And Installation

INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY

Removal and Installation

CAUTION:
- Disconnect both battery terminals, then wait at least three minutes.
- Never tamper with or force air bag lid open, as this may adversely affect air bag performance.
- Be careful not to scratch instrument panel pad and other parts.

REMOVAL
1. Remove the center console. Refer to. Removal And Installation
2. Disconnect both the negative and positive battery terminals, then wait at least three minutes.
3. Remove the A-pillar finishers, then partially remove front door welts and set aside. Refer to Coupe.

4. Open the glove box door (1), remove the glove box assembly screws (A).

5. Remove the glove box assembly lower screws (A), then remove the glove box assembly.
6. Remove the steering wheel. Refer to Removal and Replacement.
7. Remove cluster lid A. Refer to Cluster Lid A.

8. Remove the combination meter screws (A), then remove the combination meter (1).
- Disconnect the harness connector.
9. Remove the spiral cable. Refer to Service and Repair.
10. Remove the wiper and washer switch ( Service and Repair), and the lighting and turn signal switch ( Service and Repair).

11. Remove the center ventilator grilles (1). Refer to Center Ventilator Grilles.

12. Using a suitable tool, release the pawls and remove cluster lid D
(1).

13. Remove the cluster lid C assembly upper and lower screws (A), then remove the cluster lid C assembly (1).
- Disconnect the harness connectors.
14. Remove both tweeter speaker grilles and disconnect the harness connectors.

15. Remove the passenger air bag bolt (A).

16. Remove the remaining instrument panel screws (A).
17. Disconnect the audio harness connector located near the RH A-pillar.
18. Lift the instrument panel high enough in order to disconnect all the necessary harness connectors, then remove the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
- If replacing the Instrument panel transfer all the necessary parts to the new instrument panel.