Removal and Installation: Notes

Fig 1: Identifying Instrument Panel Assembly Components

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1. Remove instrument lower cover LH. Refer to INSTRUMENT LOWER COVER LH  .
2. Remove glove box assembly.
3. Remove center console lower covers.
4. Remove shift knob and A/T finisher. Refer to A/T FINISHER  .
   • Disconnect harness from bottom of A/T finisher.
5. Remove shifter assembly. Refer to SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM .
   • Disconnect harness and shifter cable.
6. Remove center console and disconnect harness.
7. Remove cluster lid C and disconnect harnesses.
8. Remove cluster lid D and disconnect harness.
9. Remove display assembly and the audio unit. Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION FOR AUDIO UNIT and REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF DISPLAY UNIT .
10. Remove power point assemblies.
11. Remove front passenger air bag status light.
12. Remove hazard switch.
13. Remove clock.
14. Remove combination meter cover.
15. Remove cluster lid A and disconnect harness.
16. Remove combination meter and disconnect harness.
17. Remove lower knee protector LH.
18. Remove the upper and lower steering column covers.
    • Disconnect harness from ADP steering switch.
19. Remove defrost grille and disconnect optical sensor harness.
20. Remove side ventilator assembly LH.
21. Remove side ventilator assembly RH.
22. Remove instrument panel.
    • Remove passenger air bag nuts and remove air bag. Refer to PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE .
    • Disconnect GPS antenna.
    • Disconnect harnesses to instrument panel speakers LH and RH and remove speakers.
    • Disconnect all remaining harnesses.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.