A lot of wiring harnesses of various vehicle systems are fixed on the instrument panel frame. A significant number of wiring harness blocks that need to be disconnected from system devices and connectors require the performer to have special qualifications as an auto electrician. If you do not have sufficient skills to carry out such work, if you need to remove the instrument panel frame, contact a specialized service.
For removal decorative instrument panel perform the following operations.
1. Disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery.
2. Remove the steering wheel (see «Removal and installation of a steering wheel»).
3. Remove the steering column cover (see «Removal and installation of a casing of a steering column»).
4. Remove paddle shifters (see «Replacing paddle shifters»).
5. Remove the instrument cluster (see «Removal and installation of a combination of devices»).
In the process of removing the steering column, the lower trim of the instrument panel was removed (see «Removal and installation of a steering column»).
6. Remove the decorative overlay of the floor tunnel, overcoming the resistance of its latches (see «Removal and installation of floor tunnel lining»).
7. Remove the ashtray (see «Removal and installation of floor tunnel lining»).
8. Prying off the edges of the central trim of the instrument panel with a screwdriver...
9.... remove the pad, overcoming the elastic resistance of its spring holders.
10. Remove the control panel for the heating, air conditioning and ventilation system (see «Removal and installation of the control unit for the heating, air conditioning and ventilation system»).
11. Remove the audio control panel (see «Removal and installation of the head unit of the audio system»).
12. Remove the information display (see «Removal and installation of the head unit of the audio system»).
13. Remove the audio head unit (see «Removal and installation of the head unit of the audio system»).
14. Remove the control unit for the heating, air conditioning and ventilation system...
15.... disconnect the wiring harness pads from the block and remove the block.
16. Remove the lining of the floor tunnel (see «Removal and installation of floor tunnel lining»).
17. Open the storage box.
18. Using two screwdrivers, disengage the glove box opening stops from the stops on the instrument panel.
19. Squeezing the latch, disconnect the lower end of the glove box damper.
20. Lower the glove box down.
21. Remove the axles of the two hinges of the glove box...
22.... and remove the glove box.
23. Turn out four bolts of fastening of the case of a ware box in the lower part of the panel of devices.
24. Turn out a bolt of fastening of the case of a ware box in an end face of the panel of devices...
25.... and take the glove box away from the instrument panel.
26. Having pressed the latch, disconnect the pads of the wiring harness for lighting the glove box...
27.... and remove the glove box housing.
28. Turn out two bolts of fastening of the panel of devices in its left end face and in a niche of a combination of devices.
29. Turn out two bolts of fastening of the panel of devices under the central console.
30. Turn out a bolt of fastening of the panel of devices in the right end face of the panel.
31. Turn out one bolt of the bottom fastening of the panel of devices to a framework at the left...
32.... three lower mounting bolts on the right under the glove box body.
33. Turn out one bolt of the top fastening of the panel of devices behind the case of a ware box.
34. Turn out two top bolts of fastening of the panel of devices.
35. Turn out two lower bolts of fastening of the central part of the panel at the left and on the right.
36. Slide the retainer of the front passenger airbag module wiring harness block...
37.... and disconnect the block.
38. Make sure that all wires are disconnected from the decorative instrument panel, and remove the instrument panel.
39. Install all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.