Combination Meter Removal and Installation: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove floor console front garnish, see CENTER CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
Remove audio unit, see AUDIO UNIT REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
Remove column hole blind holder, see STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN COMPONENTS .
Remove driver side instrument panel undercover (2) and, while supporting it, disconnect connector (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Driver Side Instrument Panel Undercover And Connector
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Remove screws (1) and remove steering column hole cover (2).

Fig 2: Identifying Steering Column Hole Cover And Screws
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Remove screws (1) and remove instrument panel center lower box (2).

Fig 3: Identifying Instrument Panel Center Lower Box And Screws
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Remove instrument panel switch bezel (1), and then remove driver side instrument panel outside garnish (2).

Fig 4: Identifying Instrument Panel Switch Bezel And Driver Side Instrument Panel Outside Garnish
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Remove driver side instrument panel inside garnish (1), and then remove instrument panel cluster panel (2).

Fig 5: Identifying Driver Side Instrument Panel Inside Garnish And Instrument Panel Cluster Panel
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Remove screws (1) and remove combination meter (2).
Release lock (3) and disconnect combination meter connector (4).

Fig 6: Identifying Combination Meter Connector, Combination Meter And Screws
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