Body Integrated Unit: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Subaru Forester. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove the cover assembly - instrument panel LWR driver and the knee airbag module. < Ref. to REMOVAL , Knee Airbag Module. >
Release the lock and remove the fuse holder.

Fig 1: Locating Fuse Holder
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Remove the relay & fuse box.
1. Disconnect the connector.
2. Remove the bolts and nuts, and remove the relay & fuse box.
  
  Fig 2: Locating Relay & Fuse Box Bolts And Nuts
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Remove the body integrated unit.
CAUTION: Be careful to keep water and other foreign materials away from body integrated unit.
1. Disconnect the connector.
  
  Fig 3: Locating Fuse Holder
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2. Release the lock, and remove the data link connector bracket from the bracket.
  
  Fig 4: Locating Data Link Connector Bracket
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3. Release the claws, and pull out the body integrated unit from the bracket.
  
  Fig 5: Identifying Body Integrated Unit From Bracket
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