Upper Panel Removal/Installation: Installation

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Connect the commander switch connector (with commander switch).
NOTE:
- When clips C are removed at the front of the upper panel, clips for the rear of the shift panel may be disengaged.
Verify that the clips for the rear of the shift panel are installed to the front console.
CAUTION:
- If the upper panel is pressed in without hooks B inserted into the rear console groove, hooks B may be bent outward or inward and damaged. Verify that hooks B are inserted into the rear console groove, then press the upper panel in.
Press the upper panel in the order of arrows (1), (2), and (3) as shown in the figure, and install hooks B, clips G and clips A.

Fig 1: Installing Upper Panel
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Fasten the fastener and button.
Close the console lid.
Connect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)

Fig 2: Identifying Button And Fastener
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