Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Service and Repair

- Remove the battery cover and disconnect the battery.
- Remove the drivers airbag module, see 'Restraint Systems, Air Bag Systems.' Service and Repair
- Remove the steering wheel
- Remove the drivers side and passenger side fascia closing panels.
- Remove the fascia center veneer panel.
- Disconnect the air conditioning differential potentiometer harness multi-plug.
- Remove the differential potentiometer assembly.
- Displace and reposition the through panel connectors from the fascia assembly.
- Displace the fascia vent motor/gearbox assemblies harness multi-plug from the mounting bracket.
- Disconnect and reposition the fascia harness to console harness multi-plug from the mounting bracket.
- Disconnect the BPU harness multi-plugs.
- Remove the tie straps securing the harness to the fascia.
- Reposition the fascia on a bench.
- Displace and reposition the solar sensor assembly from the fascia.
- Disconnect the solar sensor harness multi-plug.
- Remove the solar sensor assembly.
- Undo and remove the defrost vents securing screws.
- Displace and reposition the defrost vent assemblies.
- Disconnect the tweeter speaker harness multi-plugs.
- Remove the defrost vent assemblies.
- Displace the fascia harness grommet from the fascia.
- Route the harness through the aperture.
- Remove the fascia harness assembly.
- Undo and remove passenger airbag deployment door to fascia securing bolts (one bolt is removed with the fascia).
- Displace and remove the deployment door assembly.
- Undo and remove the passenger airbag module to fascia securing bolts.
- Displace and remove the airbag module assembly.
- Undo and remove the airbag module/BPU mounting bracket assembly to fascia securing nuts/bolts.
- Displace and remove the mounting bracket assembly.
- Retrieve the spacing washers.
- Displace and remove the side vent outlets from the fascia.
- Displace and remove the side vent ducts securing clips.
- Displace and remove the side vent ducts.
- Undo and remove the center vent flap assembly to fascia securing nuts.
- Displace and remove the center vent flap assembly.
- Undo and remove fascia location bracket securing nuts.
- Displace and remove the location bracket.
- Undo and remove the defrost vents clip location bracket securing screws.
- Displace and remove the clip location brackets.
- Remove the defrost vent spire clips from the fascia.
- Place the fascia aside.

Refit in the reverse order of the removal procedure.