Sedan

Disassembly Procedure





Sedan

NOTE

All bolts, screws and nuts relevant to installing and removing the instrument panel are shown, along with their alphabetic codes, in the above table.

1. Disconnect the negative battery terminal.

CAUTION
Wait for at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the battery cable to prevent possible airbag deployment.

2. Disengage the 2 claws and 2 clips and remove the instrument panel finish panel lower center.

3. Disengage the 6 claws and 3 clips and remove the instrument panel finish panel end LH.

4. Remove the instrument panel finish panel end RH.

Use the same procedure as for the LH.

5. Disengage the 7 claws and 5 clips and remove the instrument cluster finish panel.

6. Remove the combination meter assembly.

A. Disconnect the 2 connectors.

B. Remove the 2 screws and pull the combination meter towards the rear of the vehicle to remove it.

7. Remove the front Right and Left door opening trim weather strip.

8. Remove the front pillar garnish RH.





A. w/ Curtain Shield Airbag:

(1) Install a protective cover onto the curtain shield airbag as soon as the front pillar garnish is removed.

(2) Replace the special clip with a new one when the front pillar garnish is removed.

(3) Disengage the 2 clips and the 2 claws and remove the front pillar garnish.

(4) Completely cover the curtain shield airbag with a piece of cloth or nylon and secure the ends of the fabric with adhesive tape as shown in the illustration.





B. w/o Curtain Shield Airbag:

Disengage the 2 clips and the 2 claws and remove the front pillar garnish.

9. Remove the front pillar garnish LH following the procedures from step 8.

10. Remove the glove compartment door assembly.





A. Disengage the claw and separate the 2 glove compartment door stoppers from the door.

B. Slightly flex the upper part of the glove compartment door to release the 2 stoppers and open the door assembly until it becomes horizontal.





C. Pull the glove compartment door assembly out horizontally to disengage the hinge portion and remove the glove compartment door.

Pull the glove compartment door out horizontally, to prevent excessive play around the hinge and possible installation problems.

11. Remove the upper instrument panel sub-assembly.





A. Move the slider and disconnect the passenger airbag connector.

B. Disconnect the clamp.





C. Remove the 2 "C" bolts and 2 "B" screws.





D. Disengage the 7 clips while lifting the instrument panel up. Slide the instrument panel toward the rear of the vehicle to disengage the 5 claws at the front of the instrument panel.