Dashboard Driver's Lower Cover Removal/Installation

Dashboard Driver's Lower Cover Removal/Installation

NOTE:

Put on gloves to protect your hands.
Take care not to scratch the dashboard and related parts.
When removing components, use the trim tools or equivalent.
RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

1.	Open the front door, and adjust the steering column upward.

2.	Using your finger lift the lower edge of the driver's side cover (A) by hand to detach the lower clips.

3.	Gently pull out on the top edge of the driver's dashboard side cover (A) to detach the clips, then remove the driver's dashboard side cover.

4.	Remove the screw (A), and detach the clips (B) along the edge of the driver's dashboard lower cover (C).

5.	Pull out the bottom of the driver's dashboard lower cover (A), to release the clip, and disconnect the HFT unit connector (B) (for some models).

6.	Install the cover in the reverse order of removal, and note these items: Check for damaged or stress-whitened clips, and if necessary, replace them with new ones. Make sure the HFT unit connector is plugged in properly. Push the clips into place securely.