Center Panel

Center Panel Removal/Installation

NOTE:
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Do not pry the panel surface with any tools to prevent damage.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard and related parts.

1. Remove these items:
- Glove box
- Passenger's dashboard undercover




2. Remove the screw (A). Detach the clips (B) and release the hooks (C) by pulling the center lower cover (D) down by hand.
3. Disconnect the heater control unit connectors (E).




4. Inside the glove box opening, disconnect the recirculation control cable (A) and the mode control cable (B), and from under the dashboard, disconnect the air mix control cable (C). Take care not to bend any cables.




5. From the glove box and driver's dashboard lower cover openings, loosen the bolts securing the center panel (A).




6. Pull out the center panel (A) to release the clips (B, C), and disconnect the heater control switch connector (D), rear defogger switch connector (E), audio unit connectors (F) and antenna connector (G). Detach the harness clip (H) from both center panel brackets. Then remove the center panel. Take care not to bend any cables.

7. Install the panel in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Make sure each connector is plugged in properly, and cables are connected securely.
- Replace any damaged clips.
- Adjust the recirculation control cable, mode control cable , and air mix control cable.