Top Pad

Fig 1: Identifying Screw

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Open hood, disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
WARNING:
Wait two minutes for the airbag system reserve capacitor to discharge before beginning any airbag system or component service. Failure to do so may result in accidental airbag deployment, or potentially serious or fatal injury.
Remove instrument panel defroster grille. Refer to COVER, Instrument Panel, Removal .
Remove the glove box. Refer to GLOVE BOX, Instrument Panel, Removal .
Remove left and right end caps. Refer to CAP, Instrument Panel End, Removal .
Remove the two screws (1) under each of the end caps.

Fig 2: Identifying Screw
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Remove the instrument panel center bezel. Refer to BEZEL, Instrument Panel, Center, Removal .
Remove the screws (1) under the center bezel.

Fig 3: Identifying Nine Upper Trim Panel Screws
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Remove nine upper trim panel screws.

Fig 4: Identifying Passenger Side Electrical Connector & Ground
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Disconnect the passenger side electrical connector (1) and ground (2).
Pull harness down into the instrument panel to gain slack in passenger air bag harness when disconnecting.

Fig 5: Identifying Nuts
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From the glove box opening, remove the two nuts securing the passenger air bag to the instrument panel.

Fig 6: PAB Squibs/Mounting
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Separate the three retaining clips above the glove box, the two clips above the cluster and the one clip at the driver side HVAC outlet.
Lift the top pad up off of the instrument panel and disconnect the two PAB squib connectors (1).

Fig 7: Identifying Instrument Panel Top Pad
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Remove the instrument panel top pad (1).