Instrument Panel, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Move the steering wheel as far down as possible.

-- Move the front seat all the way back and tilt backrests 45°.

-- Disconnect the battery ground cable with the ignition turned on. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

-- Remove the driver side airbag. Refer to AIRBAG UNIT WITH IGNITER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the steering wheel. Refer to STEERING WHEEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the instrument panel cover on the driver side. Refer to DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the glove compartment:

• GLOVE COMPARTMENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
• GLOVE COMPARTMENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, WITH KNEE AIRBAG .

-- Remove the instrument panel vent on the driver side. Refer to DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL VENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove front passenger side instrument panel vent. Refer to PASSENGER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL VENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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

-- Remove the instrument cluster frame. Refer to INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FRAME, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the Instrument Cluster. Refer to INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTROL MODULE -J285- .

-- Remove the Front Information Display Control Head -J685-. Refer to INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DISPLAY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the Climatronic Control Module -J255-. Refer to Climatronic Control Module -J255-, Removing And Installing .

-- Remove the Information Electronics Control Module 1 -J794-. Refer to INFORMATION ELECTRONICS CONTROL MODULE 1 -J794-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the upper instrument panel cover. Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL UPPER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the center mid-treble speaker in the instrument panel. Refer to CENTER SPEAKER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the center console. Refer to CENTER CONSOLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Market-specific with knee airbag: Remove the knee airbag mount. Refer to KNEE AIRBAG BRACKET, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disconnect the connectors for the front passenger airbag. Refer to FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG UNIT WITH IGNITER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the Anti-Theft Immobilizer Reader Coil -D2-. Refer to ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZER READER COIL -D2- .

-- Vehicles with windshield projection (head up display): Remove the screws -1, 2 and 5- and remove the loose Windshield Projection Head Up Display Control Module -J898- toward the rear with the instrument panel.

Fig 1: Identifying Windshield Projection Head Up Display Control Module, Screws And Connector

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-- To do this, slightly lift the control module -3- out and disconnect the connector -4-.

-- Remove bolts -1 through 4- for instrument panel on the driver side instrument panel central tube.

Fig 2: Locating Bolts -1 Through 4- For Instrument Panel On The Driver Side Instrument Panel Central Tube

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-- Remove bolts -1 through 4- for instrument panel on the front passenger side instrument panel central tube.

Fig 3: Identifying Bolts -1 Through 4- For Instrument Panel On Front Passenger Side Instrument Panel Central Tube

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-- Remove the instrument panel bolts -1- on the center of the instrument panel central tube.

Fig 4: Disengaging Bottom Of Instrument Panel From Bracket -2- -Arrows- At Same Time

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-- Disengage the bottom of the instrument panel from the bracket -2- -arrows- at the same time.

-- Disconnect the connectors and free up the wiring harnesses.

-- Carefully pull the instrument panel back from the instrument panel central tube.

-- Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle interior and lay it on a soft surface.