Instrument Cluster Bezel Replacement

WARNING: On vehicles equipped with airbags, refer to Airbag Systems Safety Information and Procedures. Before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment and possible personal injury. Service Precautions

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the knee blocker from the instrument panel. Service and Repair

3. Remove the center bezel from the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Center Bezel

4. Remove the four screws exposed by the center bezel removal that secure the cluster bezel to the instrument panel.
5. Remove the headlamp switch knob and shaft from the headlamp switch. Headlamp Switch Replacement

Cluster Bezel Remove/Install:

6. Disengage the two ends of the steering column sight shield from each other at the connector located below the lower steering column shroud.
7. If the vehicle is so equipped, set the tilt steering column in its lowest position.
8. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry around the perimeter of the cluster bezel to disengage the five snap clips from their receptacles in the instrument panel.
9. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the cluster bezel to the instrument panel.
2. Align the snap clips on the cluster bezel with the receptacles in the instrument panel.
3. Press firmly on the cluster bezel over each of the snap clip locations until each of the snap clips is fully engaged in its receptacle.
4. Engage the two ends of the steering column sight shield with each other at the connector located below the lower steering column shroud.
5. Install the headlamp switch knob and shaft onto the headlamp switch. Headlamp Switch Replacement

6. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the cluster bezel to the instrument panel beneath the instrument panel center bezel. Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
7. Install the center bezel onto the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Center Bezel

8. Install the knee blocker onto the instrument panel. Service and Repair

Be certain that the two ends of the steering column sight shield connector are engaged with each other before installing the knee blocker.

9. Reconnect the battery negative cable.