Contents: Disassembly ⤓ Assembly ⤓
Disassembly
To disassemble, perform the following operations.
Fig. 17.57. Instrument panel details: 1 – windshield deflector; 2 – distribution air duct; 3 – outlet pipe for side window heating; 4 – lower side bracket on the driver"s side; 5 – speaker; 6 – central amplifier of the instrument panel; 7 – bolt (5 Nm); 8 – Cruise control unit and bracket assembly; 9 – Engine control relay; 10 – bolt (2.5 Nm); 11 – instrument panel trim; 12 – photocell; 13 – Windshield heating trim; 14 – instrument panel reinforcement; 15 – glove box frame; 16 – lower side bracket on the passenger side; 17 – airbag module; 18 – instrument panel; 19 – Instrument cluster wiring harness
1. Loosen the screws, disconnect the electrical connectors and remove the speakers 5 (Fig. 17.57).
Fig. 17.58. Location of instrument panel latches (a): 1 – latch; 2 – instrument panel; 3 – side deflector; 4 – Windshield deflector trim
2. Using a screwdriver blade as a lever, press the latches (Fig. 17.58) and remove the outlet pipes 3 (see Fig. 17.57) of the side window heating from the instrument panel.
3. Loosen the screws and remove the instrument panel reinforcement 14.
4. Loosen the screws and remove the frame 15 of the glove box.
5. Remove photocell 12.
6. Using a screwdriver blade as a lever, remove the windshield heating trim 13.
7. Loosen the screws and remove the instrument panel trim 11.
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8. Using a screwdriver blade as a lever, remove the windshield heating deflectors 1.
9. Loosen the screws and remove the air distribution duct 2.
10. Remove the instrument panel wire harness 19.
11. Remove the six screws, disconnect the electrical connector and remove the airbag module 17.
12. Loosen the screws and remove the cruise control unit and bracket assembly 8.
13. Loosen the screw and remove the engine control relay 9.
14. Loosen the screws and remove the central amplifier 6 from the instrument panel.
15. Loosen the nuts and remove the lower side bracket 4 from the driver's side.
16. Loosen the nuts and remove the lower side bracket 16 from the passenger side.
Assembly
Assembly is carried out in the reverse order of disassembly.