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INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY

1. REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY

Preceding Work
Driver Side Passenger Side
Disconnect the negative battery cable and perform the
preceding work to the following procedure.

1. Insert a flat blade screwdriver into the groove (A) and pry
off the instrument side cover.

NOTICE
• Be careful not to damage the components around the
instrument panel and clips.

2. Disconnect the cables for fuel lid opening lever (A) and
engine hood release lever (B). Unscrew three mounting
nuts and one mounting screw and remove the lower
panel.

Mounting Screw

Nut Nut

3. Unscrew the mounting bolts and nuts and remove

the undercover and bracket.

NOTE
• Remove each cable with the lower panel
separated.

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4. Remove the center fascia panel by separating 5. Remove the panel assembly of outside rearview
lower side first and pulling it upward. mirror switch bezel (Refer to “Switch” section.).

EXT
R E PA I R
6. Remove the lower instrument panel (passenger
side) and glove box (Refer to the reference 1 on
next page).

Center
Speaker

7. Remove the center console assembly and the 8. Remove the steering wheel assembly (Refer to
center fascia lower tray. the reference 2 on next page).

Center fascia lower tray

Center
console

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Reference 1: Removal and Installation of Glove Box

1. Open the glove box and disconnect the fixing hook and then lower the glove box while pushing it to left
side .

2. Remove five screws and three bolts from the glove box and disconnect the glove box lamp (A) and switch (B)
connectors to remove the glove box assembly.

Screw
Removal of Mounting Bolt and
Screw (Front/Side)

Screw

Mounting
Mounting Mounting Bolt
Bolt Bolt

A. Glove Box Lamp Connector B. Glove Box Switch Connector

NOTE
• The glove box lamp
comes on only when
the tail lamp is on.

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Reference 2: Removal and Installation of Steering Wheel Assembly

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1. Disconnect the combination meter connector, key switch connector, steering angle sensor connector and
airbag connector.

EXT
R E PA I R
Mounting Upper Mounting Bolt (2 EA)
Bolt of Lower
Shaft (3 EA)

Lower Mounting Bolt (3 EA)

3. Unscrew three lower mounting bolts

from the steering column shaft.

2. Unscrew the connecting bolt for lower shaft

and steering column shaft (lower side).

Column Shaft

4. Unscrew two upper mounting bolts

from the steering column shaft.

Lower Shaft

5. Carefully remove the steering wheel

assembly.

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Removal and Installation of Instrument Panel Assembly

• When removing or installing, be careful not to damage the instrument panel.

Front View

Rear View

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1. Remove the lower instrument main panel.

INT
Unscrew two front mounting screws and a nut from the lower instrument main panel.

Lower Main Panel

EXT
Screw
Screw

R E PA I R
Nut

Mounting Mounting
Screw Screw
(LH) (RH)

Remove the mounting screw cover at Remove the power outlet cover at right
left lower side and unscrew mounting lower side. disconnect the power outlet
screw. connector and remove mounting screw.

Mounting Mounting
Screw Screw

Connector

Unscrew two mounting screws at left Unscrew a mounting screw and a bolt
upper side. at right upper side with the glove box
assembly removed.

Mounting Screw

Mounting Bolt

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2. Remove the sun sensor from the in-

strument panel (driver side).

Center Fascia
Mounting Nut
Sun Sensor

Center Fascia
Mounting Nut

Driver Side
I.P
Mounting
Bolt

Mounting Bolt Center Fascia

Mounting Nut

3. Unscrew the mounting nuts from the fuse/relay box and instrument panel (driver side).

I.P Side
Mounting Nut

Fuse Box

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4. Unscrew the center mounting nut on the instru-

* Remove the center speaker.

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ment panel.

EXT
R E PA I R
5. Unscrew the mounting nuts from the fuse/relay
box and instrument panel (passenger side).

Fuse Box

I.P Mount-
Passenger Side ing Nut

Passenger
Airbag

6. Disconnect the passenger airbag connector

and unscrew three mounting bolts.
Airbag

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Removal and Installation of Instrument Panel Frame Assembly

Disconnect the connectors and ground cable from the instrument panel frame.

1. Disconnect the brake switch connector. 2. Disconnect the accelerator pedal sensor
connector.

3. Remove the cover a left lower side of instrument

panel and disconnect the main connector and the
airbag connector.

Outside Rearview
Mirror & Rear Main Connec-
Defogger Relay tor and Airbag 4. Disconnect the connector and remove the mounting bolt.
Connector

Front Deicer
Ground Relay

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5. Disconnect the A/C connector (A) and remove the 6. Disconnect the air bag unit connector.
sensor cluster (B).

EXT
R E PA I R
7. Disconnect the A/T connector , ground , air
bag ground and parking brake switch connec-
tor .

8. Disconnect the main connector (A), air bag connector (B), ground (C) and audio antenna connector.

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Unscrew the mounting bolts/nuts and carefully remove the instrument panel frame while paying attention
not to touch any cable and electric connector.

1. Unscrew two mounting bolts from the intrument 4. Unscrew one mounting bolt from the center side.
panel frame at driver side.

2. Unscrew the mounting bolts from the steering

column bracket.

3. Unscrew two center mounting bolts from the

instrument panel frame at left side.

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5. Unscrew the mounting bolts from the instrument panel

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frame and air conditioner module at right side.

EXT
R E PA I R
Mounting bolt of Mounting bolt of
A/C module side passenger side
instrument panel

6. Unscrew three center mounting bolts from the

instrument panel at right side.

Instrument Panel Frame Assembly

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