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Item 2: Mode Select Switch Removal Note
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Disengage the locking tangs and remove the MSS from the instrument panel center finish panel.
Fig 1: Removing MSS From Instrument Panel Center Finish Panel