Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Service and Repair

INSTRUMENT PANEL







Removal and Installation

WARNING:
- To avoid accidental deployment, the air bag control module backup power supply must be depleted. Wait at least 1 minute after disconnecting the battery before commencing any repair or adjustment to the supplemental restraint system, (SRS), or to any component(s) adjacent to the SRS sensors. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.
- Always wear safety glasses when working on an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling an air bag module. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
- To minimize the possibility of premature deployment, do not use radio key code savers when working on the SRS. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the passenger air bag module.
3. Remove the steering column.
4. Remove the instrument cluster.
5. Remove the floor console.
6. Remove the audio unit.
7. Remove the 3 screws and the glove compartment.







8. Remove the 4 screws and the console center finish panel.
9. Remove the LH and RH A-pillar trim panels.







10. CAUTION: When removing the instrument panel retainers, care must be taken to prevent damage to the instrument panel and windshield.

Remove the instrument panel upper retaining clips.
1 Install the M6 x 100 mm bolt.
2 Using a suitable tool, lift upward on the bolt head to release the retaining clips from the dash panel.

11. Remove the 10 instrument panel screws and the glove compartment striker.

12. NOTE: An assistant is required to carry out this procedure.

Disconnect the hazard switch and headlamp switch electrical connectors and remove the instrument panel.

13. To install, reverse the removal procedure.