Removal and installation of the instrument panel

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You will need: T25 TORX key, socket head «on 10», «at 12», Phillips screwdriver.

1. Disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery.



2. Remove facings of forward racks (see «Removal and installation of facings of salon»).

3. Remove the steering wheel (see «Removal and installation of a steering wheel»).



4. Open the small items drawer…



5.... lift it up..




6.... and remove it.



7. Turn out five screws of fastening …



8.... and remove the trim.



9. Press the latches..




10.... move the clamp down..



11.... and remove the diagnostic connector.



12. Remove the steering column (see «Removal and installation of a steering column»).



13. Remove the outdoor lighting control unit (see «Replacing the outdoor lighting control unit»).




14. Remove the instrument cluster (see «Removal and installation of a combination of devices») …



15.... and unscrew the bolt securing the instrument panel to the frame.



16. Open the glove box..



17.... pressing the walls of the glove box with your fingers on both sides, remove the travel stops...




18.... remove the hinge axis from the bracket..



19.... and remove the glove box.



20. Turn away three nuts and remove an arm.



21. Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the front passenger airbag outlet.



22. Remove the tip of the cable from the drive axle of the damper of the air temperature controller..



23.... and disconnect the cable braid holder from the heater body.



24. Remove the lining of the floor tunnel (see «Removal and installation of floor tunnel lining»).



25. Remove the car radio from the center console of the instrument panel (see «Removal and installation of the car radio»).



26. Remove the block of switches...



27. …and coin holder (see «Replacing Instrument Panel Switches»).

Note. Depending on the equipment, a switch for the dynamic stabilization system can be installed instead of the coin holder (ESP) or airbag deactivation warning light.




28. Turn out two screws of the top fastening of the panel to the central console …



29.... two screws of the middle fastening..



30.... and one internal mounting screw.



31. Gently pry off the center console panel with a screwdriver..



32.... and, overcoming the resistance of the metal clips, remove the panel.



33. Disconnect the wiring harness block from the output of the heating control unit (conditioning) and interior ventilation.



34. Disconnect the tip of the cable from the blower mode switch..



35.... and remove the center console trim assembly with the heating control unit (conditioning) and interior ventilation.



36. Turn out one screw of fastening of the left overlay to the panel of devices …



37.... pry off the plastic retainer of the lower fastening of the lining with a screwdriver..



38.... and remove the trim by removing its latches from the holders on the instrument panel.



39. Remove the rubber seals of the door opening and take them aside.



40. Turn out two screws of fastening of a protective slip..



41.... and take it off.



42. Remove two screws..



43.... and one bolt on the left side of the instrument panel to the front pillar.



44. Turn out one screw from the left side of fastening of a frame of a ware box to a framework of the panel of devices.



45. Remove the screw securing the right instrument panel trim and disassemble the right side of the instrument panel (see similar operations in paragraphs. 36–43).



46. Turn out one screw on the right side of fastening of the panel of devices to a framework of the panel.



47. Remove the two lower screws securing the instrument panel to the frame..



48.... and remove the decorative panel, overcoming the resistance of plastic clips.



49. Remove the left and right front sill trims (see «Removal and installation of facings of salon»).



50. Turn out bolts 1 and 3 fastenings of wires «masses» to the instrument panel frame. Remove the holder 2 of the wiring harness and move the harness to the side. Turn out on the left and right sides, two bolts 4 of the side fastening of the instrument panel frame to the front pillar..



51.... remove the plug and unscrew the inner bolt of the side fastening of the instrument panel frame to the left A-pillar.

52. Similarly turn out a bolt of fastening of a framework on the right side.



53. Turn out two top bolts of fastening of a framework of the panel of devices to the heater case.



54. Disconnect all holders of a plait of wires from a framework of the panel of devices. Turn out two central bolts of fastening of a framework of the panel to the basis of a body and take it from an aperture between racks.

55. Install all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.







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