Instrument Panel Assembly: Removal
CAUTION:
For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, Refer to AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
in Air Bag Restraint Systems article.
- Disconnect the battery ground cable.
- Remove the lower cluster assembly.
- Remove screw (2) and pull out the cluster at the clip positions (1).
- Disconnect the connectors.
- Remove the radio assembly.
- Refer to RADIO WITH CLOCK in Entertainment article.
- Remove the front and rear consoles.
- Refer to CONSOLES in Exterior/Interior Trim article.
- Remove the dash side trim panels.
- Remove the sill plates, then remove the trim panels.
- Remove the glove box.
- Remove the two fixing screws.
- Remove the instrument panel driver lower cover assembly.
- Remove the engine hood opener two fixing screws and another one fixing screw.
- After four clips are pried, disconnect switch connector.
- Remove the meter cluster assembly.
- Remove the five fixing screws, two clips and switch connectors.
- Remove the meter assembly.
- Remove the four fixing screws and disconnect the connectors.
- Remove the driver knee bolster assembly.
- Remove the six fixing bolts and screw.
- Remove the control lever assembly.
- Refer to CONTROL LEVER ASSEMBLY AND/OR CONTROL CABLE in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) article.
- Remove the Instrument panel assembly.CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, Refer to AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS in Air Bag Restraint Systems article.
- Disconnect the instrument harness connectors (six connectors on the driver's side, three connectors on the passenger side and two connectors on the center side).
- Disconnect radio antenna cable plug and the ground cable fixing bolts from dash side panel.
- Remove the two fixing bolts of passenger air bag assembly and disconnect the connector.
- Remove the two fixing screws from fuse box.
- After pry the three hole cover from the surface of instrument panel, remove the three nuts.
- Remove the six bolts and one screw.
- Remove the passenger air bag (1).
- Remove the four fixing nuts.CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, Refer to AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS in Air Bag Restraint Systems article.
- Remove the four fixing nuts.
- Remove the vent duct assembly.
- Remove the five fixing screws.
- Remove the passenger lower bracket.
- Remove the three screws.
- Remove the glove box side reinforcement.
- Remove the instrument upper reinforcement.
- Remove the nine screws.
- Remove the instrument panel center reinforcement.
- Remove the six screws.
- Remove the instrument panel harness assembly (1).
- Remove the clips.
- Remove the instrument panel stays.
- Remove the two fixing nuts and two fixing bolts for each bracket.
- Remove the cross beam.
- Remove the five fixing nuts, two fixing bolts (upper) and six fixing bolts (lower).