Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable and wait one minute for the backup power supply to be depleted.

WARNING: THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY ENERGY MUST BE DEPLETED BEFORE ANY AIR BAG COMPONENT SERVICE IS PERFORMED. TO DEPLETE THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY ENERGY, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY GROUND CABLE AND WAIT ONE MINUTE.

2. Remove the driver side air bag module.
3. Remove the steering wheel.
4. Remove the steering column.
5. Remove the instrument cluster.





6. Remove the fuse panel cover and the two interior fuse junction panel screws. Push the interior fuse junction panel forward but do not remove.
7. Remove the parking brake console.
8. Remove the shift console.
9. Remove the air bag diagnostic monitor.
10. Remove the screws retaining the climate control assembly.
11. Disconnect the control cables and remove the climate control assembly.
12. Open the glove compartment.
13. Remove the glove compartment screws.
14. Remove the glove compartment.
15. Remove the passenger side air bag module.





16. Remove the instrument panel control opening cover and tapping screw A located in the center of the instrument panel.





17. Remove the instrument panel lower bolts B, C, D and E.





18. Remove the instrument panel side covers and instrument panel side bolts F, G, H and I.
19. Loosen the hood release handle locknut and lower the hood release handle out of the way.
20. Pull the instrument panel back, disconnect any electrical connectors and climate control assembly cables and remove the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Connect any electrical connectors to the instrument panel that were disconnected during removal.
2. Position the hood release handle and install the hood release handle locknut.
3. Position the instrument panel on the bulkhead and loosely install tapping screw A.





4. Install and tighten the instrument panel side bolts F and G to 19-25 Nm (14-18 lb-ft).
5. Install and tighten the instrument panel side bolts H and I to 19-25 Nm (14-18 lb-ft).
6. Tighten the tapping screw A to 8-11 Nm (71-97 lb-in) and install the instrument panel control opening cover.
7. Install the instrument panel side covers.





8. Install and tighten the instrument panel lower bolts B and C to 19-25 Nm (14-18 lb-ft).
9. Install and tighten the instrument panel lower bolts D and E to 19-25 Nm (14-18 lb-ft).
10. Install the passenger side air bag module.
11. Install the glove compartment and the glove compartment screws.
12. Connect the control cables and install the climate control assembly and the climate control assembly screws.
13. Install the air bag diagnostic monitor.
14. Install the shift console.
15. Install the parking brake console.
16. install the instrument cluster.
17. Install the steering column.
18. Install the steering wheel.
19. Install the driver side air bag module.
20. Connect the battery ground cable.