1. Disconnect a wire from the minus plug of the storage battery.
2. Remove the lining of the floor tunnel (see Removing and installing floor tunnel lining).
3. While pressing the latch, disconnect the wiring harness block located under the floor tunnel lining.
4. Turn out two screws of the lower fastening of facing of a radio tape recorder and the control panel of system of climate control.
5. Gently pry off the left cladding plug with a screwdriver..
6….and remove it.
7. Remove the right plug in the same way.
8. Turn out on the left and on the right two screws of the upper fastening of the lining..
9.... and take it away from the instrument panel.
10. Pressing the latches, disconnect the three pads of the wiring harnesses from the switches..
11.... two blocks - from the climate control system control panel and remove the lining.
12. Remove the ashtray from the instrument panel console.
13. Disconnect the wiring harness from the cigarette lighter..
14.... and backlights and remove the ashtray.
15. Remove the radio (see Removing and installing car radio).
16. Prying off the left duct nozzle with a screwdriver..
17….remove it.
18. Similarly remove the right and central nozzles of air ducts of system of heating, conditioning and ventilation.
19. Remove the steering wheel (see Steering wheel removal and installation) and steering column cover (see Removing and installing steering column cover).
20. Remove the instrument cluster (see Removing and installing instrument cluster).
21. Remove the central light switch (refer to Replacing the control unit for exterior lighting and illumination of the instrument cluster).
22. Remove the steering column (see Removing and installing steering column).
NOTE: If the instrument panel frame does not require replacement and does not need to be removed, then it is not necessary to remove the steering column.
23. Turn out two screws of fastening of the panel of devices to a framework.
24. Open the lid of the storage box and remove the two screws on the bottom of the lid base.
25. Turn out two screws of the top fastening of the basis of a cover.
26. Disconnect the wiring harness block from the diagnostic connector..
27….and remove the box together with the lid.
28. Open the lid of the glove box, remove the six screws and two bolts securing the glove box.
29. Take out a ware box from the panel of devices.
30. While pressing the latch, disconnect the block of the wiring harness of the switch for the lighting of the glove box.
31. While pressing the latch, disconnect the front passenger airbag switch harness connector.
32. Having pressed a clamp, disconnect block of a plait of wires and remove a ware box.
33. Through the window that opened after removing the glove box, unscrew the two bolts securing the instrument panel to the frame.
34. Turn out two bolts and two screws of fastening of the panel of devices to a framework in its central part.
35. Disconnect the wiring harness block from the anti-theft alarm shock sensor (if installed).
36. Turn out two bolts of fastening of an arm of an airbag to a framework of the panel of devices.
37. Remove part of the seal from the flanging of the doorway.
38. Prying with a screwdriver..
39.... remove the left side trim of the instrument panel.
40. Remove the right side trim in the same way.
41. Turn out on two bolts of the left and right fastening of the panel of devices to a framework.
42. Prying off the central deflector of the windshield with a screwdriver..
43.... and overcoming the resistance of the clamps, take it away from the instrument panel.
44. Pressing the latch, disconnect the wiring harness block from the light sensor.
45. Remove the decorative instrument panel.
46. Install the instrument panel in the reverse order of removal.
If the instrument panel frame needs to be replaced, perform the following steps.
47. Turn out the bottom bolts of fastening of the right supporting arm of a framework.
48. Turn out the screw of fastening of the supporting arm of a framework, and also a bolt and a nut of the top fastening of an arm of the panel of devices.
49. Turn out the top screw of fastening of an arm of the central console.
50. Similarly turn out screws of fastening of an arm of the central console on the left side.
51. Using a screwdriver, remove the wire harness holder from the hole in the bracket on the left and right sides.
52. Remove the center console bracket.
53. Turn out a bolt of fastening of a wire of "weight" and remove the right supporting bracket.
54. Turn out two bolts of the lower fastening of the left supporting arm of a framework of the panel of devices.
55. Turn away a nut of fastening of the left supporting arm to the panel of devices.
56. Remove the left and right air ducts.
57. Turn away a bolt of the top fastening of the left supporting arm of the panel of devices …
58….and remove it.
59. Turn out four bolts of fastening of a framework.
60. Turn out on two bolts of fastening of a framework to forward racks from the left and right side.
61. Remove the wire harness holders from the frame holes and pull the wire harness out of the frame.
62. Remove both front doors (see Removing and installing front door).
NOTE: Removing the front doors is necessary because they block access to the two bolts securing the top tube of the instrument panel frame to the body pillars.
63. Take out plugs of openings in the left and right racks.
64. Turn out on one bolt of lateral fastening of a framework of the panel of devices to the left and right forward pillars of a body …
65….and remove the bolts
66. Make sure that all wires are disconnected from the instrument panel frame, and remove the frame.
67. Install the parts in the reverse order of removal.
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