Removal and Installation

All vehicles 

1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Place the selector lever in the NEUTRAL position.
3. Position the front seats to the full rearward and downward positions.
NOTE: LH floor console lower trim panel shown in the illustration, RH floor console lower trim panel similar.
Fig 1: Locating LH Floor Console Lower Trim Panel
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4. Pull the middle and rear of the LH and RH floor console lower trim panels outward to release the retaining clips.
NOTE: Damage to the floor console upper trim panels may occur if cardboard is not used to remove the floor console lower trim panels.
NOTE: LH floor console lower trim panel shown in the illustration, RH floor console lower trim panel similar.
Fig 2: Locating Cardboard Between LH And RH Floor Console Lower Trim Panels And Floor Console
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5. Position a piece of cardboard between the LH and RH floor console lower trim panels and the floor console.
6. Remove the LH floor console lower trim panel and cardboard simultaneously.
7. Remove the RH floor console lower trim panel and cardboard simultaneously.
8. Push the RH and LH floor console lower trim panels toward the front of the vehicle to detach the trim panel from the pin-type retainers.
   Fig 3: Detaching Trim Panel From Pin-Type Retainers

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9. Position the front seats forward.
10. Remove the 2 rear floor console bolts.
11. Position the front seats rearward.
12. Remove the 2 pushpin retainers and the 4 floor console bolts.
13. Remove the selector lever bezel. For additional information, refer to AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION - EXTERNAL CONTROL article.

    Without navigation 

14. Remove the 6 HVAC module screws.
    Fig 4: Locating HVAC Module Screws (Without Navigation)

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15. Remove the HVAC module.
    • Disconnect the electrical connectors.

    With navigation 

16. Remove the 4 floor console front finish panel screws.
    Fig 5: Locating Floor Console Front Finish Panel Screws (With Navigation)

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17. Remove the floor console front finish panel.
18. Remove the 2 HVAC module screws.
    Fig 6: Locating HVAC Module Screws

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19. Remove the HVAC module.
    • Disconnect the electrical connectors.

    All vehicles 

20. Detach the wire harness pin-type retainer from the floor console.
21. Disconnect the floor console bulkhead connector.
    Fig 7: Locating Floor Console Bulkhead Connector

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22. Remove the 2 floor console-to-instrument panel bolts.
    Fig 8: Locating Floor Console-To-Instrument Panel Bolts

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23. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the selector lever.
    Fig 9: Disconnecting Selector Lever Cable From Selector Lever

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24. Remove the selector cable from the selector lever cable bracket.
    • Release the 2 selector cable retaining tabs and pull the selector lever upward.
      Fig 10: Removing Selector Cable From Selector Lever Cable Bracket

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25. Remove the floor console.
    • Pull the floor console rearward to release the retaining clips from the instrument panel.
26. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
    • To install, make sure to align the retaining clips to the adjacent retaining clip holes.