Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Instrument Cluster - Removal






REMOVAL

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, Occupant Classification System (OCS), seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

CLUSTER ASSEMBLY





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the instrument cluster bezel Instrument Cluster Bezel - Removal.
3. Remove the four cluster retaining screws.
4. Disconnect the cluster electrical connectors.
5. Remove the cluster from the instrument panel.

CLUSTER LENS, AND HOOD AND MASK ASSEMBLY





1. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel. 1.
2. Remove the lens retaining screws from the back of the cluster.
3. Separate the cluster lens from the cluster.