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Front Console Removal/Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Mazda CX-5. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
  • Affix protective tape to the position shown in the figure.
Fig 1: Affixing Protective Tape To Position
G10939015Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  1. Set the wheel blocks for both the front and rear wheels (ATX).
  2. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)
  3. Shift the selector lever from the P position to the D position (ATX).
  4. Remove the following parts:
    1. Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    4. Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    5. Shift lever knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
    6. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    7. Rear console (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    8. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  5. Move the front console in the order of arrows (1), (2) shown in the figure, and detach clips A and B, and the hooks.
    Fig 2: Moving Front Console
    G10939016Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  6. Remove the front console while avoiding the shift lever (MTX)/Selector lever (ATX).
    Fig 3: Removing Front Console
    G10939017Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  7. Disconnect the connector.
  8. Install in the reverse order of removal.