Dashboard Removal/Installation: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mazda 5. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the battery cover. (See BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [L3] .)
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove the following parts:
- Front door (See FRONT DOOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Sail garnish (See SAIL GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front scuff plate inner (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front side trim (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Side panel (passenger's side)(See SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front console (See FRONT CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Undercover
- Hood release lever (See HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Knee bolster
- Center panel unit (See CENTER PANEL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Selector lever component (See SELECTOR LEVER COMPONENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Driver-side air bag module (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Steering wheel (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Combination switch (See COMBINATION SWITCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Meter hood (See METER HOOD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Lower column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Steering shaft (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- A-pillar trim (See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Climate control unit (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [FULL-AUTO AIR CONDITIONER] .)(See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL [MANUAL AIR CONDITIONER] .)(See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT INSTALLATION [MANUAL AIR CONDITIONER] .)
- Rear heater duct (1) (See REAR HEAT DUCT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Windshield wiper arm and blade (See WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Cowl grille (See COWL GRILLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
- Remove in the order indicated in the figure.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.