Vehicle Preparation

This is a two-person operation.

WARNING:
ALWAYS DISCONNECT negative battery terminal BEFORE adjusting the cables.

1. Remove all second and third row seats from the vehicle.





2. Remove the interior quarter trim panel (look for a screw hidden behind the rear lower A/C air inlet panel). (See Figure 1.)

3. Remove the large black-colored A/C duct connecting the evaporator housing upward toward the air distribution ductwork.

4. Manually open the power sliding door to the halfway open position.

REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS:
TRACK COVER

1. Remove the outer track cover (body-colored plastic cover located below the right rear quarter window).





A. From inside the vehicle, use a small diameter 12" to 18" long flat-blade screwdriver to detach two small rear-most retaining clips that attach the outside molding to the body sheet metal (see Figure 2).

B. Once the clips have been popped loose, remove the screw at the front edge of the outside molding, and slide the body-colored molding forward until the molding has cleared all attaching clips.

C. Once the molding has been removed, detach the plastic clips from the body and reattach them to the body-colored molding.

D. Set the molding aside for later installation.

2. Manually close the power sliding door all the way.