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Accessory Socket Removal/Installation: Front

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Remove the upper panel. (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  3. Remove the shift knob. (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  4. Remove the selector lever knob. (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  5. Remove the shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  6. Remove in the order indicated in the table in illustration.
    Fig 1: Identifying Accessory Socket And Shift Panel
    G06732393Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  7. Install in the reverse order of removal.