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Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Milan, 2010 Lincoln MKZ, and 2010 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fusion, Milan - Front View 

Fig 1: Identifying Instrument Panel Upper Section Replacement Components - Fusion, Milan (Front View)
G06271531Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
ITEM DESCRIPTION TABLE

Item Part Number Description
1 W505253 Instrument panel front screw (3 required)
2 14401 Center instrument panel finish panel electrical connector(s)
3 - Center instrument panel finish panel retaining clip (part of 011201) (6 required)
4 011201 Center instrument panel finish panel
5 W707628 Center instrument panel finish panel screw (2 required)
6 W505253 LH duct support screw

MKZ - Front View 

Fig 2: Identifying Instrument Panel Upper Section Replacement Components - MKZ (Front View)
G06271532Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
ITEM DESCRIPTION TABLE

Item Part Number Description
1 W505253 Instrument panel front screw (6 required)
2 046A76 In-vehicle temperature sensor
3 04338 LH switch assembly
4 14401 LH switch assembly electrical connector

Rear View 

NOTE: MKZ shown in illustration, Fusion and Milan similar.
Fig 3: Identifying Instrument Panel Upper Section Replacement Components - MKZ (Rear View)
G06271533Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
ITEM DESCRIPTION TABLE

Item Part Number Description
1 04320 Instrument panel upper section
2 04545 In-vehicle cross beam
3 14401 Data Link Connector (DLC)
4 W707607 Instrument panel rear screw (6 required)
5 W707607 Wire harness screws (3 required)

All vehicles 

  1. Remove the center instrument panel finish panel. For additional information, refer to Removal and Installation .
  2. Remove the instrument panel. For additional information, refer to Removal and Installation .
    NOTE: To avoid damaging the in-vehicle cross beam or the instrument panel upper section, spread a suitable covering over the bench on which to place the instrument panel when removed from the vehicle.
    NOTE: Place the instrument panel on the bench upside-down.
  3. Remove the passenger air bag. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL .
  4. Remove the audio unit. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Fusion, Milan) and REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (MKZ) .
  5. Remove the Front Display Interface Module (FDIM), if equipped. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Fusion, Milan) and REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (MKZ) .
  6. Disconnect the Data Link Connector (DLC) from the lower LH instrument panel.
    • Press the retainer clip toward the center of the connector and push the connector towards the back of the instrument panel.
  7. Remove the headlamp switch. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

    Fusion, Milan 

  8. Through the headlamp switch opening, remove the LH duct support screw.
    Fig 4: Locating LH Duct Support Screw (Fusion, Milan)
    G06271534Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Through the Instrument Cluster (IC) opening, remove the 2 instrument panel front screws.
  10. Remove the HVAC module, if equipped. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
  11. Through the audio unit opening, remove the instrument panel front screw.

    MKZ 

  12. Remove LH switch assembly in the following sequence.
    1. Press the 4 switch retainer clips toward the center of the switch and push the switch forward toward the front of the instrument panel upper section.
    2. Disconnect the electrical connectors and remove the switch assembly.
  13. Remove the RH register. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
  14. Through the LH and RH register openings, remove the 2 instrument panel front screws.
  15. Through the IC  opening, remove the 2 instrument panel front screws.
  16. Through the audio unit opening, remove the 2 instrument panel front screws.
  17. Remove the in-vehicle temperature sensor. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

    All vehicles 

  18. Remove the 6 instrument panel rear screws.
  19. Remove the 3 wire harness screws from the rear of the instrument panel upper section and disconnect wire harness retainers as necessary.
  20. If equipped, disconnect the instrument panel speaker.
    NOTE: Position the instrument panel upper section away from the in-vehicle cross beam to access the instrument panel speaker electrical connector.
  21. Remove the in-vehicle cross beam from the instrument panel upper section.
    NOTE: To avoid damaging the instrument panel upper section, the aid of an assistant is required to carry out this step.
  22. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
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