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Assembly-Instrument Panel: Installation

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WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with air bags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, 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 supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, never strike or drop the occupant restraint controller, as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The occupant restraint controller contains the impact sensor, which enables the system to deploy the supplemental restraints. If an airbag control module is accidentally dropped during service, the module must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper supplemental restraint deployment.
CAUTION: On vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS), never replace both the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) and the Occupant Classification Module (OCM) at the same time. If both require replacement, replace one. Then perform the *OCS VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 or *ORC VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 before replacing the other. Both the ORC and the OCM store OCS calibration data, which they transfer to one another when one of them is replaced. If both are replaced at the same time, an irreversible fault will be set in both modules.
NOTE: Left hand drive shown throughout, right hand drive similar.
Fig 1: I/P Spring Nuts to Cowl
GC0013468Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  1. Before proceeding with the following repair procedure, review all warnings and cautions.
  2. If required, install new spring nuts (1) into the dash panel.
    Fig 2: Position I/P Into Body
    GC0013467Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  3. Position the instrument panel assembly (3) into the vehicle through the drivers side door. Guide the steering column end (4) through the opening in the dash panel (3) and install the instrument panel onto the supports (1 and 5).
    Fig 3: I/P Attaching Screws
    GC0013466Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  4. Loosely install all the bolts that secure the instrument panel to the body. Then tighten the bolts in the following order:
    1. Top of instrument panel (2) to 8 N.m (70 in. lbs.).
    2. Side support bolts (1) to 27 N.m (20 ft. lbs.).
    3. Bottom of instrument panel (3) to 6 N.m (55 in. lbs.).
  5. Install the end caps to the left and right side of the instrument panel.
  6. Install the defroster grille to the top of the instrument panel (Refer to BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/GRILLE-DEFROSTER - INSTALLATION) .
    Fig 4: I/P To Headliner Connectors
    GC0013465Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  7. Connect the wire harness connectors (1 and 2) located on the A-pillars.
  8. Install the A-pillar trim panels (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/PANEL-A-PILLAR TRIM - INSTALLATION) .
    Fig 5: Connections Right Side I/P
    GC0013464Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  9. Connect the wire harness connectors (2, 4, 5 and 6) to the instrument panel wire harness connector (3).
  10. Connect shifter link cable to ignition (2 screws).
  11. Connect the antenna coax (1) to the instrument panel coax extension.
    Fig 6: I/P Wiring to ORC Module
    GC0013463Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  12. Connect the instrument panel wire harness connector (1) to the occupant restraint controller (ORC) module.
  13. Install the ash receiver into the instrument panel (Refer to BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/ASH RECEIVER - INSTALLATION) .
  14. Install the center floor console and floor duct (2 screws) (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/CONSOLE-FLOOR - INSTALLATION) .
    Fig 7: Wiring Connections Left Side I/P
    GC0013462Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  15. Connect the body wire harness connectors (2 and 4) to the transmission control module.
  16. Connect the body wire harness connectors (1 and 3) to the instrument panel wire harness connectors.
    Fig 8: Reinforcement I/P Steering Column
    GC0013216Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  17. Position the instrument panel steering column cover reinforcement (1) onto the bracket (2).
  18. Install the screws (3) that secure the instrument panel steering column cover reinforcement to the bracket. Tighten the screws securely.
    Fig 9: Steering Column Cover, Wiring Connector & Park Brake Release Cable
    GC0013217Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  19. Position the steering column cover (1) into the vehicle.
  20. Connect the hood release cable (4) to the hood release handle (5).
  21. Connect the wire harness connector (3) to the trunk release switch.
  22. Install the screws (2 and 6) that secure the steering column cover (1) to the instrument panel. Tighten the screws securely.
  23. Install the left and right side instrument panel silencers (Refer to BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/INSTRUMENT PANEL SILENCER - INSTALLATION.) 
  24. Install key bezel and instrument cluster (2 bolts). Connect cluster connectors.
  25. Raise and support the vehicle.
  26. Connect the steering column to the steering coupling (Refer to STEERING/COLUMN/STEERING COUPLING - INSTALLATION) .
  27. Lower the vehicle.
    CAUTION: Do not reconnect the negative battery cable at this time. The supplemental restraint system verification test procedure should be performed following service of any supplemental restraint system component.
  28. Perform the *OCS VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1 .
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