Lower Panel Removal/Installation: Passenger-side: Removal
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- Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
- Remove the following parts:
- Passenger-side front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Passenger-side front side trim (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Dashboard under cover (See DASHBOARD UNDER COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Remove the bolts.
- Remove the screws.
- Partially peel back the seaming welt.
- Move the passenger-side lower panel in the order of the arrows (1), (2), (3), and (4) shown in the figure, and remove it while detaching the clips, tab, hook, pins, and guide.