Center Panel Removal/Installation

NOTE:

Put on gloves to protect your hands.
Do not pry the panel surface with any tools to prevent damage.
Take care not to scratch the dashboard and related parts.

Remove these items:
- Glove box (see GLOVE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Passenger's dashboard undercover (see PASSENGER'S DASHBOARD UNDERCOVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
Remove the screw (A). Detach the clips (B) and release the hooks (C) by pulling the center lower cover (D) down by hand.

Fig 1: Identifying Center Lower Cover Screw And Clips
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Disconnect the heater control unit connectors (E).
Inside the glove box opening, disconnect the recirculation control cable (A) and the mode control cable (B), and from under the dashboard, disconnect the air mix control cable (C). Take care not to bend any cables.

Fig 2: Identifying Recirculation Control Cable, Mode Control Cable And Air Mix Control Cable
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From the glove box and driver's dashboard lower cover openings, loosen the bolts securing the center panel (A).

Fig 3: Center Panel Bolts With Torque Specification
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Pull out the center panel (A) to release the clips (B, C), and disconnect the heater control switch connector (D), rear defogger switch connector (E), audio unit connectors (F) and antenna connector (G). Detach the harness clip (H) from both center panel brackets. Then remove the center panel. Take care not to bend any cables.

Fig 4: Identifying Center Panel Clips
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Install the panel in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Make sure each connector is plugged in properly, and cables are connected securely.
- Check if the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, and if necessary, replace them with new ones.
- Adjust the recirculation control cable (see RECIRCULATION CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTMENT ), mode control cable (see MODE CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTMENT ), and air mix control cable (see MODE CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTMENT )