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Floor Covering Removal/Installation: Notes

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  1. Set the wheel blocks for both the front and rear wheels (without electric parking brake).
  2. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
  3. Shift the selector lever from the P position to the D position (ATX).
  4. Remove the following parts:
    1. Front seat (See FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Lower anchor of the front seat belt (See FRONT SEAT BELT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL .) (See UPPER PANEL INSTALLATION .)
    4. Rear console (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    5. Shift lever knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
    6. Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    7. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    8. Front console box (without electric parking brake) (See FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    9. CD player (with CD player) (See CD PLAYER REMOVAL .) (See CD PLAYER INSTALLATION .)
    10. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    11. Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    12. Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    13. Front console (See FRONT CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    14. Front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    15. Front side trim (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    16. Rear scuff plate (See REAR SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    17. B-pillar lower trim (See B-PILLAR LOWER TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    18. Rear seat cushion (See REAR SEAT CUSHION REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    19. Shift lever component (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
    20. Selector lever component (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    21. Electric parking brake control module (with electric parking brake) (See ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    22. Electric parking brake control module bracket (with electric parking brake) (See SAS CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [STANDARD DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM] .) (See SAS CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM] .)
  5. Remove the nuts.
    Fig 1: Removing Floor Covering Nuts
    G11449243Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  6. Remove the front console bracket.
  7. Remove the bolts (without electric parking brake).
    Fig 2: Removing Bolts
    G11449244Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  8. Remove the parking brake lever component (without electric parking brake).
  9. Disconnect the service plug (With i-ELOOP). (See SERVICE PLUG DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [i-ELOOP] .)
  10. Remove the following parts:
    1. SAS control module (See SAS CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [STANDARD DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM] .) (See SAS CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM] .)
    2. DC-DC converter (i-ELOOP) (with i-ELOOP) (See DC-DC CONVERTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [i-ELOOP] .)
    3. Audio amplifier (with Bose ®) (See AUDIO AMPLIFIER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    4. Joint cover (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    5. Accelerator pedal (See ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  11. Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
  12. Remove the clips shown in the figure.
    Fig 3: Removing Clips
    G11449245Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  13. Remove the fasteners.
    Fig 4: Removing Fasteners
    G11449246Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  14. Take the out from the door opening.
  15. Install in the reverse order of removal. (See FLOOR COVERING INSTALLATION NOTE .)