1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument
panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/
CLUSTER BEZEL - REMOVAL).
3. Remove the four screws (3) that secure the instru-
ment cluster (2) to the instrument panel structural
support (1).
4. Pull the instrument cluster rearward far enough to
access and disconnect the instrument panel wire
harness connectors (2) from the connector recepta-
cles (1) on the back of the cluster housing.
5. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument
panel.
DISASSEMBLY
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental
restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification sys-
tem, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect
and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge
before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental
restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
NOTE: The cluster lens, hood and mask unit is the only component of the instrument cluster used in this
vehicle that is serviced separately. Following is the procedure for disassembling this component from the
instrument cluster.
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