Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Service and Repair

Instrument Panel Assembly

Parts Location:

Removal

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) section.

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Pry the knee pads (4).
3. Remove the cluster upper cover (1) and connectors.
4. Remove the center cluster assembly (2).
- Remove six screws and pull out the cluster at the six clip positions.
- Disconnect the cigarette lighter (6), ash tray (5) illumination and hazard switch (3) connectors.







5. Remove the display unit.
- Remove the four fixing screws and connectors.

6. Remove the audio kit.
- Remove the four fixing screws and connectors.

7. Remove the front and rear consoles.
8. Remove the dash side trim panels.
- Remove the sill plates, then remove the trim panels.

9. Remove the glove box.
- Remove the two fixing screws.







10. Remove the instrument panel driver lower cover assembly.
- Remove the engine hood opener two fixing screws and another one fixing screw.

After four clips are pried, disconnect switch connector and duct.







11. Remove the meter cluster assembly.
- Remove the six fixing screws and switch connectors.

12. Remove the meter assembly.
- Remove the four fixing screws and disconnect the connectors.

13. Remove the driver knee bolster assembly.
- Remove the six fixing bolts and screw.

14. Remove the instrument panel assembly.

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) section.

- Disconnect the instrument harness connectors (six connectors on the driver's side, three connectors on the passenger side and two connectors on the center side).
- Disconnect radio antenna cable plug and the ground cable fixing bolts from dash side panel.
- Remove the two fixing bolts of passenger air bag assembly and disconnect the connector.
- Remove the two fixing screws from fuse box.
- After pry the three hole cover from the surface of instrument panel, remove the three nuts.
- Remove the six bots and one screw.







15. Remove the passenger air bag (1).
- Remove the four fixing nuts.

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) section.







16. Remove the vent duct assembly.
- Remove the five fixing screws.

17. Remove the passenger lower bracket.
- Remove the three screws.

18. Remove the glove box side reinforcement.
19. Remove the instrument upper reinforcement.
- Remove the nine screws.

20. Remove the instrument panel center reinforcement.
- Remove the six screws.

21. Remove the instrument panel harness assembly (1).
- Remove the clips.







22. Remove the instrument panel stays.
- Remove the two fixing nuts and two fixing bolts for each bracket.

23. Remove the cross beam.
- Remove the five fixing nuts, two fixing bolts (upper) and six fixing bolts (lower).







Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.