Upper Column Cover

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Lower the steering wheel to the bottommost position.
Remove the upper column cover in the direction of the arrow, and detach the pins, tabs, and guides of the upper column cover from the lower column cover.

Fig 1: Removing Upper Column Cover
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Remove the upper column cover.
Install in the reverse order of removal.