Removal and Installation

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

WARNING: TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, AIRBAG, OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, SEAT BELT TENSIONER, IMPACT SENSOR, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

REMOVAL




1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel.
3. Remove the two screws (2) that secure the instrument cluster (3) to the instrument panel structural support.
4. Pull the top of the instrument cluster rearward far enough to access and disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors (1) from the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
5. Lift the instrument cluster upward far enough to disengage the two mounting posts on the bottom of the cluster housing from the instrument panel structural support.
6. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION




1. Position the instrument cluster (3) close enough to the instrument panel to reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors (1) to the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
2. Align and insert the two mounting posts on the bottom of the cluster housing into the locator holes in the instrument panel structural support.
3. Tilt the top of the instrument cluster forward until the two upper mounting tabs are positioned to the mounting holes in the instrument panel structural support.
4. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the upper mounting tabs of the instrument cluster. Tighten the screws to 2 N.m (17 in. lbs.).
5. Reinstall the cluster bezel onto the instrument panel.
6. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

NOTE: Certain indicators in this instrument cluster are automatically configured. This feature allows those indicators to be activated or deactivated for compatibility with certain optional equipment. If a problem is noted that involves improper illumination of an indicator, disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. After about five minutes, reconnect the battery negative cable and turn the ignition switch to the ON position. The instrument cluster should automatically relearn the equipment in the vehicle and properly configure the configurable indicators accordingly.