Service Procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.NOTE:
To enhance customer satisfaction, remember to reset the clock when you have completed the service procedure.
2. Remove the two (2) steering column opening cover screws and then remove the cover (Figure 1)
3. Remove the two (2) upper steering column shroud screws and then remove the upper shroud.
4. Move the steering column to its lowest position and then depress the emergency flasher switch.
5. Loosen the two center instrument panel (I/P) bezel screws and then remove the center bezel (Figure 2).
6. Remove the two (2) cluster bezel screws (Figure 3).
7. Using a trim stick, separate the cluster bezel from the instrument panel (Figure 3).
8. Disconnect the electrical connector(s) on the rear of the cluster bezel and then set the bezel aside.
9. Remove the two (2) I/P top cover screws (one at each end of the cluster assembly) (Figure 3) and loosen the top cover screw located under the left I/P end cap.
CAUTION:
Use care to not scratch the instrument cluster lens. Place a shop towel over the steering column and emergency flasher switch.
10. Remove the four (4) instillment cluster screws (Figure 4).
11. Pull the instrument cluster rearward just far enough to access and disconnect the electrical connectors on the back of the cluster housing (Figure 5).
12. Set the instillment cluster face down on a soft surface to protect the instrument cluster lens from being scratched on the workbench.
IMPORTANT:
Do NOT leave the instrument cluster in a horizontal position with the gauges facing down for more than 30 minutes. Damage to the gauges will result.
13 Remove the twenty-two (22) screws from the rear cluster cover (Figure 6).
14. Carefully remove the rear cluster cover from the instrument cluster.
15 Reinstall two of the screws that were removed in Step 13 to temporarily secure the circuit board to the cluster gauges (Figure 7).
IMPORTANT:
The cluster circuit board should only be handled on the edges. To prevent circuit board damage, do NOT touch any components on the circuit board.
16. Position the circuit board assembly on the workbench, such that the circuit board is vertical and the gauges are upside down and facing away from you (Figure 7).
17. Place a blunt tool such as a 5/32" pin punch against the circuit board capacitor on the right (passenger) end of the circuit board (Figure 8) Do NOT use a tool that is wider than then overall width of the capacitor.
IMPORTANT:
If the circuit board shows evidence of damage from capacitor overheating (charred/black), the cluster assembly must be replaced. Use normal service procedures to obtain a replacement cluster assembly.
18. Gently tap the tool with a small hammer to separate and remove the capacitor from the circuit board. Keep the circuit board in the vertical position so that the removed capacitor falls away from the cluster assembly.
19. Inspect the capacitor location and ensure that all of the capacitor material has been removed from between the two terminals and make sure that the capacitor has fallen away and is not trapped within the circuit board assembly.
20. Remove the two temporary screws from the circuit board assembly (Figure 7).
21. Carefully install the rear cluster cover onto the instrument cluster.
22. Install the twenty-two (22) screws into the rear cluster cover (Figure 6). Tighten the screws securely.
23. Position the instillment cluster so you can access and connect the electrical connectors on the back of the cluster housing (Figure 5).
CAUTION:
Use care to not scratch the instrument cluster lens. Place a shop towel over the steering column and emergency flasher switch.
24. Install the cluster into the instrument panel and then install the four (4) instillment cluster screws (Figure 4).
25. Install the two (2) I/P top cover screws (Figure 3) and tighten the top cover screw on the left end of the I/P. Install the left I/P end cap.
26. Connect the electrical connector(s) on the rear of the cluster bezel.
27. Install the cluster bezel (Figure 3).
28. Install the two (2) cluster bezel screws (Figure 3).
NOTE:
Clean any finger prints from the cluster lens using Mopar Glass Cleaner and a soft clean cloth.
29. Install the center I/P bezel and tighten the two (2) bezel screws (Figure 2).
30. Install the upper steering column shroud.
31. Install the steering column opening cover and then install the two (2) cover screws (Figure 1).
32. Connect the negative battery cable.
33. Connect the StarSCAN(R) diagnostic tool to the vehicle diagnostic connector, select "ECU View" and clear all fault codes that may have been set in any of the vehicle electronic modules.
34. Using the StarSCAN(R) tool, run the instrument cluster self-test as follows:
a. From the ECU View, select "CCN - Cabin Compartment".
b. Select "More Options".
c. Select "System Test".
d. Select "CCN Self Test".
e. Press START.
f. Press NEXT.
g. Press FINISH.
h. Press the ON/OFF button twice to turn the StarSCAN(R) tool off and then disconnect the StarSCAN(R) tool
35. Verify that the seat belt indicator lamp, key in ignition warning chime and power door locks function properly.