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Removal and Installation: Notes

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Fig 1: Identifying Instrument Panel Components
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  1. Remove the fuse block cover.
  2. Remove screws and remove lower driver instrument panel.
    • Disconnect aspirator tube and in vehicle temperature sensor.
    • Disconnect harnesses from back of lower driver instrument panel.
  3. Remove footwell lamp.
  4. Remove RH instrument lower cover.
  5. Remove glove box assembly.
  6. Remove instrument passenger lower panel.
    • Disconnect trunk switch and remove glove box lamp.
    NOTE: Steps 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 apply to 4 seater models with rear console.
  7. Remove rear seat cushions and seat backs and disconnect harnesses.
  8. Remove rear upper console assembly.
  9. Disconnect rear console harness.
  10. Remove rear console side covers.
  11. Remove rear console.
  12. Remove shift knob and remove A/T finisher or M/T finisher with boot.
    • Disconnect harnesses from bottom of console finisher.
  13. Remove parking brake lever finisher.
  14. Remove cluster lid C and disconnect harness for HVAC control.
  15. Disconnect harnesses and remove center console assembly.
  16. Remove screws and remove NAVI control unit. Disconnect harnesses from NAVI control unit.
  17. Remove cluster lid D and disconnect harnesses.
  18. Remove center stack assembly, disconnect harnesses and unplug antenna lead.
  19. Remove escutcheon from around ignition switch.
  20. Remove LH lower knee protector.
  21. Pull out tilt switch on the bottom of the steering column and disconnect the harness.
  22. Remove the upper and lower steering column covers.
  23. Remove the combination meter covers.
  24. Remove screws and remove the combination meter assembly and disconnect the harnesses.
  25. Remove and disconnect the harnesses on the security lamp, sunload sensor and optical sensor.
  26. Disconnect the GPS antenna.
  27. Partially remove the front door welts.
  28. Remove the front pillar garnishes, kicking plates and lower dash side trim.
  29. Disconnect passenger front air bag and remove front air bag bolt and remove air bag. Refer to "DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE & SPIRAL CABLE ".
  30. Disconnect steering column harness and place aside.
  31. Remove steering column cover, pinch bolt and lower steering column.
  32. Remove screws and remove instrument panel. Disconnect harnesses from instrument panel prior to removing from vehicle.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

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