Column Cover Removal/Installation
NOTE:
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to scratch the column cover.
- Do not pry the cover surface with any tools.
- Release the tilt/telescopic lever (A), tilt the steering column all the way down, and pull it all the way out.
- Release the tabs (B) of the upper column cover (C) by pushing in on the lower column cover (D) from the front side.NOTE: Carefully release the tabs, and note the hooks (E) may break when the upper column cover is pulled up too hard.
- Insert a suitable sized screwdriver or equivalent tool (F) into the lever hole (G) in the lower column cover along the guide rib (H).
- Release the hook (I) located on the left side of the upper column cover. The right side hook (J) of the upper column cover cannot be released from the inside.
- Remove the upper column cover by lightly pulling it up by releasing the right side hook of the cover.
- Remove the screws, then remove the lower column cover (A).
- Install the upper and the lower column covers in the reverse order of removal, and push the hooks into place securely.