Instrument Cluster Replacement

WARNING: On vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the airbag system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the airbag system capacitor to discarge before performing further diagnosis or service. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment and possible personal injury.

REMOVAL

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel.

Fig.3 Instrument Cluster Remove/Install:

3. Remove the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel (Fig. 3).
4. Pull the instrument cluster rearward far enough to disengage the two self-docking instrument panel wire harness connectors from the cluster connector receptacles.
5. Roll the bottom of the instrument cluster upward and rearward to remove it from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION


1. Position the instrument cluster to the instrument panel by inserting the top of the instrument cluster between the steering wheel and the top of the instrument panel, then rolling the bottom of the cluster downward and forward.
2. Align the instrument cluster with the cluster opening in the instrument panel and push the cluster firmly and evenly into place. The instrument panel wire harness has two self-docking connectors that will be automatically aligned with, and connected to the instrument cluster connector receptacles when the cluster is properly installed in the instrument panel.
3. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel (Fig. 3). Tighten the screws to 2 Nm (17 in. lbs.).
4. Reinstall the cluster bezel onto the instrument panel.
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

NOTE: Some of the indicators in this instrument cluster are either programmable (upshift indicator) or automatically configured (cruise, door and gate ajar, gear selector indicator, service four-wheel drive, overdrive-off, and transmission overtemp indicators) when the cluster is connected to the vehicle electrical system. This feature allows those indicators to be enabled or disabled for compatibility with certain optional equipment. If a new instrument cluster is being installed, use a DRB III scan tool to program the instrument cluster with the proper vehicle equipment option setting to enable and/or disable the upshift indicator lamp. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.