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SUNVISOR 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.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (with vanity mirror illumination) (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)
  2. Remove the screw.
    Fig 1: Removing Sunvisor Screw
    G10939128Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  3. Rotate the sunvisor in the direction of the arrow.
  4. Unhook and remove the sunvisor.
  5. Disconnect the vanity mirror illumination connector. (with vanity mirror illumination)
  6. Press the center adaptor tabs in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure using two tape-wrapped flathead screwdrivers.
    Fig 2: Pressing Center Adaptor Tabs
    G10939129Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  7. Remove the center adaptor in the direction of the arrow (2) shown in the figure.
  8. Install in the reverse order of removal.