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Rear Console Removal/Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Mazda CX-3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (Refer to NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
  2. Remove the following parts:
    1. Center console tray (Refer to CENTER CONSOLE TRAY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Shift bezel (Refer to SHIFT BEZEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Upper panel (Refer to UPPER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    4. Selector lever knob (Refer to AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    5. Shift panel (Refer to SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    6. Console side panel (Refer to CONSOLE SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    7. Front console box (Refer to FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    8. CD player (Refer to CD PLAYER REMOVAL .) (Refer to CD PLAYER INSTALLATION .)
    9. Front console (Refer to FRONT CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    10. Side wall (Refer to SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  3. Remove the screws.
    Fig 1: Identifying Rear Console And Screws
    G10914743Courtesy of ABLE BODY CORP.
  4. Remove the wiring harness clips.
  5. Move the rear console in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, and while detaching the clips from the dashboard, release the guide from the parking brake lever bracket.
    Fig 2: Releasing Guide From Parking Brake Lever Bracket
    G10914744Courtesy of ABLE BODY CORP.
  6. Remove the rear console while avoiding the selector lever and the parking brake lever.
  7. Install in the reverse order of removal.