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Upper Panel Removal/Installation

  1. Disconnect the negative battery terminal. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
  2. Remove the following parts:
    1. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Shift lever knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
    4. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    5. Front console box (See FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    6. Rear console component (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    7. Console side panel No. 1 (See CONSOLE SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  3. Remove the screws.
    Fig 1: Upper Panel Component And Screws
    G12236531Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  4. Remove the upper panel component in the direction of the arrows shown in the figure below.
    Fig 2: Upper Panel Component
    G12236532Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  5. Install in the reverse order of removal.