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Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lincoln LS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Apply the parking brake.
  2. If equipped with a manual transmission, place the selector lever in fourth gear.
  3. If equipped with an automatic transmission, place the selector lever in neutral.
  4. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
  5. Remove the ashtray finish panel.
    • Disconnect the electrical connectors.
    Fig 1: Removing Ashtray Finish Panel
    G02165300Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. If equipped with a manual transmission, remove the gearshift lever knob.
  7. If equipped, disconnect the cellular phone electrical connectors.
  8. Remove the console finish panel assembly by pulling upward from the front first.
    • If equipped, disconnect the traction control switch electrical connector.
    • If equipped, release the cellular phone wiring harness from the console finish panel assembly.
    Fig 2: Removing Console Finish Panel Assembly
    G02165301Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. To install, reverse the removal procedure.