Instrument Cluster - Removal

REMOVAL

WARNING: Disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, Occupant Classification System (OCS), seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the airbag system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment and possible serious or fatal injury.

CLUSTER ASSEMBLY





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel. Instrument Cluster Bezel - Removal.
3. Remove the four screws (3) that secure the instrument cluster (1) to the instrument panel base trim (2).
4. Pull the top of the instrument cluster rearward far enough to access and disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors from the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
5. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel.

CLUSTER LENS, AND HOOD AND MASK UNIT





1. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel. 1.
2. Working around the perimeter of the cluster, disengage each of the integral latch features that secure the cluster lens (5) to the cluster hood and mask unit (4) and the cluster housing (1) and remove the lens.
3. If required, working around the perimeter of the cluster, disengage each of the integral latch features that secure the cluster hood and mask unit to the cluster housing and remove the hood and mask unit.