Parts Location: Removal
CAUTION:
For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - AIR BAG system, refer to AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
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- Disconnect the battery ground cable.
- Pry the knee pads (4).
- Remove the cluster upper cover (1) and connectors.
- Remove the center cluster assembly (2).
- Remove six screws and pull out the cluster at the six clip positions.
- Disconnect the cigarette lighter (6), ash tray (5) illumination and hazard switch (3) connectors.
- Remove the display unit.
- Remove the four fixing screws and connectors.
- Remove the audio kit.
- Remove the four fixing screws and connectors.
- Remove the front and rear consoles.
- Refer to CONSOLES .
- Remove the dash side trim panels.
- Remove the sill plates, then remove the trim panels.
- Remove the glove box.
- Remove the two fixing screws.
- Remove the instrument panel driver lower cover assembly.
- Remove the engine hood opener two fixing screws and another one fixing screw.
After four clips are pried, disconnect switch connector and duct.
- Remove the engine hood opener two fixing screws and another one fixing screw.
- Remove the meter cluster assembly.
- Remove the six fixing screws and switch connectors.
- Remove the meter assembly.
- Remove the four fixing screws and disconnect the connectors.
- Remove the driver knee bolster assembly.
- Remove the six fixing bolts and screw.
- Remove the instrument panel assembly.CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - AIR BAG system, refer to AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .
- Disconnect the instrument harness connectors (six connectors on the driver's side, three connectors on the passenger side and two connectors on the center side).
- Disconnect radio antenna cable plug and the ground cable fixing bolts from dash side panel.
- Remove the two fixing bolts of passenger air bag assembly and disconnect the connector.
- Remove the two fixing screws from fuse box.
- After pry the three hole cover from the surface of instrument panel, remove the three nuts.
- Remove the six bolts and one screw.
- Remove the passenger air bag (1).
- Remove the four fixing nuts.CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - AIR BAG system, refer to AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .
- Remove the four fixing nuts.
- Remove the vent duct assembly.
- Remove the five fixing screws.
- Remove the passenger lower bracket.
- Remove the three screws.
- Remove the glove box side reinforcement.
- Remove the instrument upper reinforcement.
- Remove the nine screws.
- Remove the instrument panel center reinforcement.
- Remove the six screws.
- Remove the instrument panel harness assembly (1).
- Remove the clips.
- Remove the instrument panel stays.
- Remove the two fixing nuts and two fixing bolts for each bracket.
- Remove the cross beam.
- Remove the five fixing nuts, two fixing bolts (upper) and six fixing bolts (lower).