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 structural support.
4. Pull the instrument cluster forward far enough to access and disconnect the two instrument panel wire harness connectors for the instrument cluster from the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
5. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION

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. Position the instrument cluster to the instrument panel.
2. Reconnect the two instrument panel wire harness connectors for the instrument cluster to the connector to the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing (Fig. 2).
3. Position the instrument cluster to the instrument panel structural support.
4. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the instrument cluster to the instrument panel structural support. Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
5. Reinstall the cluster bezel onto the instrument panel. Instrument Cluster Bezel Replacement
6. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

NOTE: Some of the indicators in a new instrument cluster are automatically configured (airbag, cruise, and Sentry Key Immobilizer System indicators) when the cluster is connected to the vehicle electrical system. This feature allows those indicators to be automatically enabled for compatibility with certain optional equipment.