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Removal and Installation
 
 
WORK STEP
When removing instrument panel assembly, combination meter and AV control unit take steps in the order shown by the numbers below.
PARTSINSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLYCOMBINATION METERAV CONTROL UNIT
Center console assembly[1]
Instrument mask RH[2]
Glove box[3]
Passenger knee air bag module[4]
Instrument mask LH[5]
Fuse block lid[6]
Instrument lower panel LH[7]
Driver knee air bag module[8]
Switch panel[9]
Mood light (instrument panel center) [with mood light (instrument panel center)][10]
Light mask [without mood light (instrument panel center)][11]
Instrument lower panel center[12]
Driver air bag module[13]
Steering wheel[14]
Steering column cover[15]
Spiral cable[16]
Steering angle sensor[17]
Combination switch[18]
Cluster lid A[19][1][1]
Combination meter[20][2]
Instrument pad A[21]
Instrument pad B[22][2]
AV control unit[23][3]
Center ventilator finisher and A/C switch assembly[24]
Intelligent key unit[25]
Side ventilator grille assembly RH[26]
Front pillar garnish (LH and RH)[27]
Speaker grille LH[28]
Speaker grille RH[29]
Instrument panel speaker[30]
Optical sensor[31]
Sunload sensor (automatic air conditioner)[32]
Instrument garnish[33]
Meter speaker[34]
Passenger air bag module harness connector[35]
Passenger air bag module mounting bolt[36]
Instrument panel assembly[37]
[]: Number indicates step in removal procedure.
 
 
REMOVAL
warningBefore servicing, ignition switch OFF, disconnect battery negative terminal and wait for 3 minutes or more.
caution
  • When removing, always use a remover tool that is made of plastic.
  • Always apply the parking brake before performing removal and installation.
 
 
1. Remove center console assembly. Refer to Removal and Installation.
2. Remove instrument mask RH.
(1) Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.
(2) Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A) according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove instrument mask RH.
: Pawl
3. Remove glove box.
(1) Remove fixing screws .
(2) Disengage fixing metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove glove box.
: Metal clip
(3) Disconnect harness connector (if equipped).
4. Remove passenger knee air bag module. Refer to Removal and Installation.
5. Remove instrument mask LH.
(1) Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.
(2) Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A) according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove instrument mask LH.
: Pawl
6. Disengage fixing pawls according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove fuse block lid.
: Pawl
7. Remove instrument lower panel LH.
(1) Remove fixing screw .
(2) Disengage fixing pawls and metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then pull out instrument lower panel LH.
: Pawl
: Metal clip
(3) Disconnect harness connectors, harness clips and data link connector, and then remove instrument lower panel LH.
8. Remove driver knee air bag module. Refer to Removal and Installation.
9. Remove switch panel.
(1) Remove fixing screws .
(2) Disengage fixing pawls, and then pull out switch panel.
: Pawl
(3) Disconnect harness connectors, and then remove switch panel.
10. Remove mood light (instrument panel center) [with mood light (instrument panel center)]. Refer to Removal & Installation.
11. Remove light mask [without mood light (instrument panel center)].
(1) Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.
(2) Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A), and then remove light mask.
: Pawl
12. Remove instrument lower panel center.
(1) Remove fixing screws .
(2) Disengage fixing metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then pull out instrument lower cover center.
: Metal clip
(3) Disconnect harness connector and aspirator duct (if equipped), and then remove instrument lower cover center.
13. Remove driver air bag module. Refer to Removal and Installation.
14. Remove steering wheel. Refer to Removal and Installation.
15. Remove steering column cover.
(1) Disengage fixing pawls, and then remove skirt portion of cluster lid A.
: Pawl
(2) Remove steering column cover fixing screws .
(3) Disengage fixing pawls, and then remove steering column cover upper.
: Pawl
(4) Disengage fixing pawl, and then remove steering column cover lower.
: Pawl
16. Remove spiral cable. Refer to Removal and Installation.
17. Remove steering angle sensor. Refer to Removal and Installation.
18. Remove combination switch. Refer to Removal and Installation.
19. Disengage fixing pawls and metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove cluster lid A.
: Pawl
: Metal clip
noteWhen only removing the combination meter and AV control unit, float the instrument lower panel center and instrument lower panel LH to secure a space, and then remove the cluster lid A.
20. Remove combination meter. Refer to the following.
21. Remove instrument pad A.
(1) Disengage fixing metal clips, and then remove instrument pad A and side ventilator grille assembly LH as an assembly.
: Metal clip
(2) Remove fixing screws , and then remove instrument pad A.
22. Remove instrument pad B.
(1) Remove fixing screw .
(2) Disengage fixing pawls and metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove instrument pad B.
: Pawl
: Metal clip
23. Remove AV control unit. Refer to Removal and Installation.
24. Remove center ventilator finisher and A/C switch assembly.
(1) Remove fixing screws .
(2) Disengage fixing pawls and metal clips, and then pull out center ventilator finisher and A/C switch assembly as an assembly.
: Pawl
: Metal clip
(3) Disconnect harness connectors, and then remove center ventilator finisher and A/C switch assembly as an assembly.
25. Remove intelligent key unit. Refer to Removal and Installation.
26. Remove side ventilator grille assembly RH.
(1) Remove fixing screws .
(2) Disengage fixing metal clips using a remover tool (A) according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove side ventilator grille assembly RH.
: Metal clip
27. Remove front pillar garnish (LH and RH). Refer to Removal and Installation.
28. Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A), and then remove speaker grille LH.
: Pawl
29. Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A), and then remove speaker grille RH.
: Pawl
30. Remove instrument panel speaker. Refer to the following.
31. Remove optical sensor. Refer to Removal and Installation.
32. Remove sunload sensor (automatic air conditioner). Refer to Removal and Installation.
33. Disengage fixing pawls and metal clips, and then remove instrument garnish according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure.
: Pawl
: Metal clip
34. Remove meter speaker (with 7 inch information display). Refer to Removal and Installation.
35. Disconnect passenger air bag module harness connectors .
36. Remove passenger air bag module mounting bolts .
37. Remove instrument panel assembly.
(1) Disengage fixing clips .
(2) Remove instrument panel assembly fixing screws and mounting bolt .
(3) Disengage harness fixing clips and disconnect harness from instrument panel assembly.
(4) Remove instrument panel assembly from passenger door opening portion.
cautionWhen removing instrument panel assembly, 2 workers are required to prevent it from dropping.
38. Remove the following parts after removing instrument panel assembly.
 
 
INSTALLATION
Note the following items, and then install in the reverse order of removal.
caution
  • Never use the steering wheel mounting bolt after removal, replace with the new bolt.
  • Never use the passenger air bag module mounting bolts after removal, replace with the new bolts.