Instrument Cluster Replacement

REMOVAL

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 DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

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

Fig. 2 Instrument Cluster Remove/Install:

3. Remove the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel (Fig. 2).
4. If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, place the automatic transmission gear selector lever in the Park position.
5. Pull the instrument cluster rearward far enough to disengage the two self-docking instrument panel wire harness connectors from the cluster connector receptacles.

Fig. 3 Gear Selector Indicator Remove/Install:

6. If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, pull the instrument cluster rearward far enough to access and remove the two screws that secure the gear selector indicator to the back of the instrument cluster housing (Fig. 3).
7. If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, disengage the gear selector indicator from the back of the instrument cluster housing.
8. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the instrument cluster to the instrument panel.
2. If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, position the gear selector indicator onto the back of the cluster housing (Fig. 3).
3. If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, install and tighten the two screws that secure the gear selector indicator mechanism to the back of the cluster housing. Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
4. 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.
5. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel (Fig. 2). Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
6. Reinstall the cluster bezel onto the instrument panel. Instrument Cluster Bezel Replacement
7. If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, confirm proper operation of the gear selector indicator. Calibrate the indicator, if required.
8. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

NOTE: Some of the indicators in this instrument cluster are either programmable (upshift indicator) or automatically configured (cruise, overdrive-off, and transmission overtemp indicators) when the cluster is connected to the vehicle electrical system. This feature allows those indicator lamps to be enabled or disabled for compatibility with certain optional equipment. If a new instrument cluster is being installed, use a DRBIII 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.