Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
CAUTION: Electronic modules are sensitive to static electrical charges. If exposed to these charges, damage may result.
1. Remove the driver and passenger side air bag modules, please refer to Restraint Systems/Air Bag Systems/Air Bag/Service and Repair/ Service and Repair
2. Remove the steering column, please refer to Steering and Suspension/Steering/Steering Column/Service and Repair/ Service and Repair
3. Remove the floor console, please refer to Body and Frame/Interior Trim/Console/Service and Repair/ Service and Repair
4. Remove the engine cover.
^ Release the engine cover latches and remove the engine cover.
5. Remove the instrument panel cowl top screws.
6. Remove the upper center instrument panel access panel.
7. Disconnect the climate control vacuum harness connector.
8. Remove the LH upper access panel.
9. Remove the instrument panel cowl top nut.
10. Remove the instrument panel dash brace.
1 Remove the six dash brace bolts.
2 Remove the instrument panel dash brace.
11. From under the hood, position the coolant reservoir aside.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Position the coolant reservoir aside.
12. Remove the main wiring assembly/lower bulkhead connector.
1 Loosen the bulkhead connector bolt.
2 Disconnect the bulkhead connector clips.
3 Remove the bulkhead connector.
13. Remove the RH A-pillar lower trim panel.
14. Disconnect the Electronic Crash Sensor (ECS) module electrical connector, please refer to Restraint Systems/Air Bag Systems/Air Bag Control Module/Service and Repair/
1 Remove the locking clip.
2 Disconnect the connector.
15. Disconnect the RH instrument panel cowl side wiring electrical connectors.
16. Disconnect the antenna cable from the radio and release the cable locators from the instrument panel.
17. Remove the RH instrument panel bolts.
18. Remove the LH instrument panel bolts.
19. Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle through the passenger side door.
NOTE: Removing the instrument panel from the vehicle requires an assistant.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Electronic modules are sensitive to static electrical charges. If exposed to these charges, damage may result.
NOTE: Verify that the four-way locator on the LH side is correctly seated.
1. Position the instrument panel on the LH dash locators.
2. Install the LH instrument panel bolts.
3. Install the RH instrument panel bolts.
4. Engage the antenna cable locators into the instrument panel and connect it to the radio.
5. Connect the RH instrument panel cowl side wiring electrical connectors.
6. Connect the ECS module electrical connector, please refer to Restraint Systems/Air Bag Systems/Air Bag Control Module/Service and Repair/
1 Connect the connector.
2 Install the locking clip.
7. Install the RH A-pillar lower trim panel.
8. From inside the engine compartment, install the main wiring assembly/lower bulkhead connector.
1 Position the bulkhead connector.
2 Secure the clips.
3 Tighten the bolt.
9. Install the coolant reservoir.
1 Position the reservoir.
2 Install the bolts.
10. Install the instrument panel dash brace.
1 Position the instrument panel dash brace.
2 Install the six bolts.
11. Install the instrument panel cowl top nut.
12. Install the LH upper access panel.
13. Connect the climate control vacuum harness connector.
14. Install the upper center instrument panel access panel.
15. Install the instrument panel cowl top screws.
16. Install the engine cover.
^ Position the engine cover in the vehicle and fasten the cover latches.
17. Install the floor console, please refer to Body and Frame/Interior Trim/Console/Service and Repair/ Service and Repair
18. Install the steering column, please refer to Steering and Suspension/Steering/Steering Column/Service and Repair/ Service and Repair
19. Install the driver and passenger side air bag modules, please refer to Restraint Systems/Air Bag Systems/Air Bag/Service and Repair/ Service and Repair