Repair Procedure A

*NOTE:
Use this procedure for all new (unsold) vehicles. For used vehicles, first go to INSPECTION PROCEDURE.*

1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.

2. Remove the driver's dashboard undercover:

^ Refer to page 20-75 of the 2007-2008 Fit Service Manual, or

^ Online, enter keywords DRIVER UNDERCOVER, and select Driver's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation.

3. Remove the left kick panel and driver's door sill trim:

^ Refer to page 20-53 of the service manual, or

^ Online, enter keywords DOOR AREA, and select Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Door Areas.





4. Pull back the carpet to access the left branch of the floor wire harness.

5. Release the two clips securing the wire harness to the floor panel.





6. Use a small flat-head screwdriver or a pick tool to remove the strap clip from the harness. The strap clip will not be reused.

NOTE:
Do not cut the strap clip. You may accidentally cut through the corrugated tube and damage a wire.





7. Pull out the wire harness from the corrugated tube between the yellow clip and the harness branch fork.

8. Remove the insulation tape wrapped around the harness between the yellow clip and the harness branch fork.








9. Pull out and identify the wire splices that must be sealed.

10. Remove the existing insulation from one splice at a time.








11. Remove the backings from the appropriate sized seal, then install the seal to insulate the splice.

NOTE:

^ Use the small seal for two-branch splices and small-gauge, three-branch splices.

^ Use the large seal for large-gauge, three-branch splices.

12. Squeeze both ends of the seal to ensure that the splice is tightly sealed.





13. Using electrical tape, wrap the seal 10 mm from the beginning of the seal to 10 mm past the end of it.





14. Use the electrical tape to wrap the wire harness between the yellow clip and the harness branch fork.

15. Install the wire harness back into the corrugated tube.





16. Use the electrical tape to wrap the corrugated tube between the yellow clip and the harness branch fork. Make sure the slit in the tube is fully covered with tape.

17. Install a new strap clip to the harness, and cut off the scrap end of the strap.

18. Reattach the yellow clip and the strap clip to the floor panel.

19. Reinstall the driver's door sill trim, the left kick panel, and the driver's dashboard undercover.

20. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.





21. Center-punch a completion mark above the third character of the engine compartment VIN.

22. If not already completed, do Service Bulletin 07-011, Safety Improvement Campaign: Fit SRS Unit Reprogramming.