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Lower Panel Removal/Installation: Driver-side

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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. Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL .) (See UPPER PANEL INSTALLATION .)
    2. Rear console (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Shift lever knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
    4. Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    5. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    6. Front console box (without electric parking brake) (See FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    7. CD player (with CD player) (See CD PLAYER REMOVAL .) (See CD PLAYER INSTALLATION .)
    8. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    9. Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    10. Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    11. Front console (See FRONT CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    12. Driver-side front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    13. Driver-side front side trim (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    14. Hood release lever (See HOOD RELEASE LEVER AND RELEASE CABLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    15. Fuel-filler lid opener lever (See FUEL-FILLER LID OPENER AND LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  5. Partially peel back the seaming welt.
  6. Remove the bolt.
    Fig 1: Moving Driver-Side Lower Panel
    G11449311Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  7. Move the driver-side lower panel in the order of arrows (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) shown in the figure, and remove the clips, tabs, hook, pin, and guide.
  8. Disconnect the trunk lid opener switch connector (with trunk lid opener switch).
    NOTE:
  9. Install in the reverse order of removal.
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