8 Inch Display With Kinematics, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.

-- Remove the center instrument vents. Refer to CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL VENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Two screws for the kinematics are removed when the center vents are removed.

CAUTION:

Pay attention to the wire routing to the display in the instrument panel. It will not be possible to extend the display again if the wiring is routed incorrectly during installation.

-- Remove the screws -2- and pull the Front Information Display Control Head -J685- -1- out of the instrument panel until the connectors on the rear side can be reached.

Fig 1: Identifying Screws And Front Information Display Control Head -J685- -1-

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-- Remove the clip -4- first, then disconnect the display connectors -1- and -3- and finally remove the clip -2-. Disconnect the engine -5- connector last.

Fig 2: Identifying Connectors And Clips

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-- Completely remove the Front Information Display Control Head -J685- from the instrument panel.