Instrument Panel, Removing And Installing: Installing

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Note the allocation of the airbag to the instrument panel. Refer to the Parts Information.

-- Set the instrument panel in place and guide the connectors through the openings in the instrument panel.

-- Check if there are rubber buffers -1- on the instrument panel mount -2- at the bottom of the windshield frame.

-- When sliding on the instrument panel -3-, make sure the instrument panel mounts engage in the box-shaped profiles on the bottom side of the instrument panel.

Further installation is performed in reverse order of the removal.

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CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

Risk of injury.

- Discharge the static electricity: quickly touch the door striker.

-- Install the connector -1- onto the Front Passenger Airbag Igniter 1 - N131- -arrow A-.

-- Press in the connector lock -2- -arrow B-. While doing this, the connector is pushed into the airbag igniter all the way and locks into place.

Make sure the connectors are pushed in all the way and that they engage audibly.
If the instrument cluster indicates a fault in the airbag system after assembly, the DTC memory must be checked, erased, and then checked again using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.