Removal And Installation

INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY

Removal and Installation


WORK STEP

When removing instrument panel assembly, combination meter, upper meter, or AV control unit take steps as per the order shown in the following chart.











WARNING:
To prevent accidental explosion, before servicing, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect 12V battery negative terminal and wait 5 minutes or more.

CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the parts, when removing, always use a remover tool that is made of plastic.

REMOVAL

1.Remove instrument lower center cover.





1.Apply protective tape (A) for a console finisher assembly meeting to protect it from the damage.





2.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.





3.Insert remover tool (A) between instrument lower center cover and center console assembly to disengage the metal clips as shown in the figure.
4.Lift up instrument lower center cover, and then disconnect harness connectors.

CAUTION:
Be careful not to scratch console finisher assembly with pawl or metal clip of instrument lower center cover.
2.Remove instrument lower cover LH.





1.Remove fixing clip (A).
2.Pull the instrument lower cover LH crosswise, and disengage the pawls.

CAUTION:
Remove pawls slowly so that they are not damaged.
3.Remove instrument lower cover RH.





1.Remove fixing clip (A).
2.Pull the instrument lower cover RH crosswise, and disengage the pawls.

CAUTION:
Remove pawls slowly so that they are not damaged.
4.Release front pillar portion of front body side welt LH. Refer to "BODY SIDE WELT : Removal and Installation" Body Side Welt.
5.Remove instrument side panel LH. Refer to "INSTRUMENT SIDE PANEL : Removal and Installation" Instrument Side Panel.
6.Remove front pillar garnish LH. Refer to "FRONT PILLAR GARNISH : Removal and Installation" Front Pillar Garnish.
7.Remove instrument mask LH.





1.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.





2.Insert remover tool (A) between instrument mask LH and instrument panel assembly to disengage the pawls as shown in the figure.
3.Pull back instrument mask LH.

8.Remove meter cover.





1.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.
2.Insert remover tool (A) between meter cover and cluster lid finisher to disengage the metal clips of meter cover both side according to the numerical order 1
2 as shown in the figure.





3.Pull back meter cover to disengage the pawls according to the numerical order 3 as shown in the figure.

9.Remove cluster lid finisher.





Pull back cluster lid finisher, and disengage the pawls and metal clips.

CAUTION:
Wear a gloves to prevent an injury.

10.Remove upper meter. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
11.Remove cluster lid A.
1.Place the tilt to the lowest level.
2.Apply protective tape (A) on the instrument panel assembly meeting to protect it from the damage.










3.Pull back cluster lid A while holding the upper side (center)
and disengage the metal clip topside according to numerical order 1 the as shown in the figure.

CAUTION:
Wear a gloves to prevent an injury.

4.Hold sides of cluster lid A and pull it out towards vehicle rear, and disengage pawls and metal clips underside according to numerical order 2
3 the as shown in the figure.






CAUTION:
- Wear a gloves to prevent an injury.
- Be careful not to scratch instrument panel assembly with pawls of cluster lid A.

12.Remove combination meter. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
13.Remove instrument under cover LH.





1.Remove fixing clips (A) and (B).
2.Pull downward and disengage pawl and metal clips.
3.Pull back instrument under cover LH.

14.Remove instrument lower panel LH.
1.Remove hood opener and charge port lid opener lever fixing bolts. Refer to "HOOD LOCK CONTROL CABLE : Removal and Installation" Service and Repair.





2.Remove instrument lower panel LH fixing screw (A).
3.Disengage metal clips according to the numerical order 1
4 as shown in the figure.
4.Pull instrument lower panel LH, backward to remove from instrument panel assembly.

5.Release data link connector (pawl) then remove it from instrument lower panel LH.
6.Disconnect harness connectors and aspirator duct.
15.Remove side ventilator grille assembly LH. Refer to "SIDE VENTILATOR GRILLE : Removal and Installation" Side Ventilator Grille.
16.Remove driver air bag module. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
17.Remove steering wheel assembly. Refer to "Removal and Installation" With Heated Steering Wheel.
18.Remove steering column covers.





1.Remove steering column cover fixing screws (A).
2.Pull up steering column upper cover (1), and then remove steering column upper cover.
3.Pull down steering column lower cover (2), and then remove steering column lower cover.

19.Remove combination switch. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
20.Remove spiral cable. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
21.Remove cluster lid C.





1.Hold both upper sides of cluster lid C and pull it out towards vehicle rear, and disengage metal clips topside.

CAUTION:
Hooks of cluster lid C are engaged at upper. Never pull cluster lid C forcefully.





2.Hold both lower sides of cluster lid C and pull it out towards vehicle rear, and disengage metal clips underside.

CAUTION:
Hooks of cluster lid C are engaged at upper. Never pull cluster lid C forcefully.

3.Bypassing hooks (B) of both upper side.






CAUTION:
- Remove hooks slowly so that they are not damaged.
- Be careful not to scratch instrument panel assembly with center ventilator grille.
4.Disconnect harness connectors.
22.Remove AV control unit. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Base Audio And Navigation.
23.Remove charging status indicator.





1.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.





2.Insert remover tool (A) between charging status indicator and instrument panel assembly to disengage the pawl and metal clips as shown in the figure.
3.Pull toward the arrow direction.
4.Disconnect harness connector.

24.Remove switch panel.
1.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.










2.Insert remover tool (A) between switch panel and instrument panel assembly to disengage the pawls as shown in the figure.
3.Pull up switch panel, and then disconnect harness connectors.
25.Release front pillar portion of front body side welt RH. Refer to "BODY SIDE WELT : Removal and Installation" Body Side Welt.
26.Remove instrument side panel RH. Refer to "INSTRUMENT SIDE PANEL : Removal and Installation" Instrument Side Panel.
27.Remove front pillar garnish RH. Refer to "FRONT PILLAR GARNISH : Removal and Installation" Front Pillar Garnish.
28.Remove instrument mask RH.





1.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.





2.Insert remover tool (A) between instrument mask RH and instrument panel assembly to disengage the pawls according to numerical order 1
3 the as shown in the figure.
3.Pull back instrument mask RH.

29.Remove instrument under cover RH.
1.Insert remover tool (A) between instrument under cover RH and glove box cover assembly to disengage the pawls and metal clips as shown in the figure.





2.Pull downward and disengage metal clips of the back side.
3.Pull back instrument under cover RH.

30.Remove glove box lid.
1.Open glove box lid.
2.Disengage the pawl, and then remove damper pin on left side.






CAUTION:
Never excessively pull string of glove box damper.





3.Pull glove box lid (1) toward vehicle rear, and then disengage the joint from glove box cover assembly (2).
31.Remove glove box cover assembly.





1.Remove fixing screws (A).
2.Pull back the glove box cover assembly while holding the lower side and disengage the pawl and metal clips according to numerical order 1
3 the as shown in the figure.
3.Disconnect harness connector.
32.Disconnect passenger air bag module harness connector. Refer to "Exploded View" Exploded View.
33.Remove passenger air bag module fixing bolt. Refer to "Exploded View" Exploded View.
34.Remove instrument panel assembly.
1.Remove instrument panel assembly mounting bolt (A), screws (B).






CAUTION:
Cover tool with a shop cloth to prevent windshield glass from being damaged.
2.Disconnect TCU harness connector (A) and remove harness clip (B).





3.Disconnect power socket harness connector. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
4.Disengage harness (A) and harness (B) of front pillar LH and RH portions from instrument panel assembly.





5.Remove harness clips (C) from instrument panel assembly.
6.Disconnect harness connector (D).
7.Remove instrument panel from passenger door opening portion.

CAUTION:
- Cover center console upper surface with a shop cloth to prevent it from being damaged.
- When removing instrument panel assembly, 2 workers are required so as to prevent it from dropping.
35.Remove the following parts after removing instrument panel assembly.
- Passenger air bag module: Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal And Installation.
- Side ventilator grille RH: Refer to "SIDE VENTILATOR GRILLE : Removal and Installation" Side Ventilator Grille.
- Side defroster nozzle LH/RH: Refer to "SIDE DEFROSTER GRILLE : Removal and Installation" Side Defroster Grille.
- Side defroster grille LH/RH: Refer to "SIDE DEFROSTER NOZZLE 2 : Removal and Installation" Side Defroster Nozzle 2.
- Center ventilator duct: Refer to "CENTER VENTILATOR DUCT : Removal and Installation" Center Ventilator Duct.
- Side ventilator duct: Refer to "SIDE VENTILATOR DUCT : Removal and Installation" Side Ventilator Duct.
- Front defroster nozzle. Refer to "FRONT DEFROSTER NOZZLE : Removal and Installation" Front Defroster Nozzle.
- GPS antenna: Refer to "Removal and Installation" Base Audio and Navigation.
- TEL antenna: Refer to "Removal and Installation" Telematics System.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and then install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- Never use the steering wheel mounting nut after removal, replace with the new nut.
- Never use the driver air bag module mounting bolts after removal, replace with the new bolts.
- Never use the passenger air bag module mounting bolt after removal, replace with the new bolt.