Pod, Switch: Removal: Removal

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, 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 SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the radio from the vehicle. Refer to RADIO, REMOVAL .

Fig 1: Radio Mounting Bracket, Instrument Panel Switch Pod & Wire Harnesses
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Disconnect the wire harness connector from the back of the instrument panel switch pod (2).
Secure the wire harnesses (3) out of the way behind the radio mounting bracket (1).

Fig 2: Switch Pod Screws
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Reaching through the instrument panel opening, remove the four screws (1 and 2) that secure the switch pod to the back of the instrument panel lower cover.
Remove the switch pod from the instrument panel lower cover.