Removal Procedure
- Set the parking brake.
- Block the wheels.
- Pull on the instrument
panel cluster trim plate in order to disengage the retainers.
- Remove the instrument panel cluster trim plate from the instrument
panel.
Pull in the following sequence in order to disengage
the retainers.
4.1. | Pull at the left corner. |
4.2. | Pull at the right corner. |
- Disconnect the electrical connectors from the switches in the
instrument panel cluster trim plate.
- Move the automatic gear shift lever to the first gear position.
- Rotate the instrument panel cluster trim plate counterclockwise.
Lift the trim plate over the steering column.
- Disconnect the headlamp switch if equipped, from the instrument
panel cluster trim plate by releasing the outboard tabs.
- Remove the instrument panel cluster trim plate from the vehicle.
- Inspect the instrument panel cluster trim plate for broken or
missing retainers.
Replace the retainers as necessary.
Installation Procedure
- Install the instrument
panel cluster trim plate to the vehicle.
- Connect the headlamp switch to the instrument panel cluster trim
plate by pressing on the switch in order to engage the retainers.
- Rotate the instrument panel cluster trim plate clockwise over
the steering column.
- Connect the electrical connectors to the switches in the instrument
panel cluster trim plate.
- Press the instrument panel cluster trim plate in order to engage
the retainers.
- Install the instrument panel cluster trim plate filler to the
instrument panel cluster trim plate.
- Move the shift lever to the park position.
- Remove the blocks from the wheels.
- Release the parking brake.