Front Door Trim Removal/Installation

Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)
Remove the inner garnish. (See INNER GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the inner handle cover while detach tabs, pin.

Fig 1: Identifying Inner Handle Cover, Tabs And Pin
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Remove the screw.

Fig 2: Identifying Inner Handle Cover Screw
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Remove the cover, then remove the screw.

Fig 3: Identifying Cover And Screw
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Grasp the shaded area shown in the figure, and pull the front door trim in the direction of the arrow in the order of (1), (2), (3), (4) while detaching clips, hooks and pins.
CAUTION:
- If the front door trim is removed in the same way as past vehicles by pulling it upward, it could damage clips and pins. When removing the front door trim, always pull it in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.
Fig 4: Pulling Front Door Trim
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Remove tab A in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure.

Fig 5: Removing Front Inner Handle
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Remove the front inner handle in the direction of the arrow (2) shown in the figure while detaching tab B.
Disconnect the power window main switch connector (driver-side) or power window subswitch connector (passenger-side).
Install in the reverse order of removal.