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Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Milan, 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, and 2006 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE: Center registers shown, outer registers similar.
    CAUTION: To avoid damage to the instrument panel registers, rotate either left or right and pull straight out. Do not wiggle the register from side to side to free it.
  1. Open the register barrel vanes, grasp the inside of the register barrel and pull the register barrel straight out.
  2. Release the 3 tabs and remove the register housing.
    Fig 1: Locating Register Housing Tabs
    G04682610Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. To install, reverse the removal procedure.