Floor Covering Removal/Installation: Notes
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- Set the wheel blocks for both the front and rear wheels.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)
- Shift the selector lever from the P position to the D position (ATX).
- Remove the following parts:
- Front seat (See FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Lower anchor of the front seat belt (See FRONT SEAT BELT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL .) (See UPPER PANEL INSTALLATION .)
- Rear console (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Shift lever knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
- Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front console box (See FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- CD player (with CD player) (See CD PLAYER REMOVAL .) (See CD PLAYER INSTALLATION .)
- Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front console (See FRONT CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front side trim (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Rear scuff plate (See REAR SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- B-pillar lower trim (See B-PILLAR LOWER TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Rear seat cushion (See REAR SEAT CUSHION REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Shift lever component (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
- Selector lever component (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Remove nuts.
- Remove the front console bracket.
- Remove bolts.
- Remove the parking brake lever component.
- Disconnect the service plug (With i-ELOOP) (See SERVICE PLUG DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [I-ELOOP] .)
- Remove the following parts:
- SAS control module (See SAS CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM] .) (See SAS CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [STANDARD DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM] .)
- DC-DC converter (with i-ELOOP) (See DC-DC CONVERTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [I-ELOOP] .)
- Audio amplifier (with Bose®) (See AUDIO AMPLIFIER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Joint cover (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Accelerator pedal (See ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)
- Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
- Remove the clips shown in the figure.
- Remove the fasteners.
- Take the floor covering out from the door opening.
- Install in the reverse order of removal. (See FLOOR COVERING INSTALLATION NOTE .)