Mazda 3 Service Manual: Center Panel Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Affix protective tape to the position shown in the figure.
3. Hold parts (A) shown in the figure with your hands and pull the lower edge of the center panel in the direction of the arrow (1), and remove clips A.
CAUTION:
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Be careful not to damage the center ventilator grille fins by touching them with your fingers. When holding the positions shown by the arrow (A) in the figure, be careful not to touch the fins.
4. Hold the cross-hatched areas in the figure with your hands and pull the center panel in the direction of the arrow (2), and remove clips B.
CAUTION:
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If the center panel is removed forcefully it could result in damage to the hazard warning switch connector wiring harness. Carefully pull the center panel until clips B are pulled out.
5. Remove the center panel.
6. Disconnect the hazard warning switch connector.
7. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Center Cover Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the center panel..
3. Remove the upper clumn cover..
4. Remove the instrument cluster..
5. Pull the center cover in the direction of arrow ...
Column Cover Removal/Installation
1. Pull down the steering wheel.
2. Pull the upper column cover in the direction of the arrow in the order of
(1) and (2), then remove the upper column cover while detaching the hooks and pins.
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Dashboard Upper Panel Removal/Installation
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1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Upper column cover.
b. Instrument cluster.
c. Center panel.
d. Center cover.
3. Remove the screw.
4. Pull up the dashboard upper panel in the direction of arrow shown in the figure,
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Map Light Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the tabs shown in the figure.
3. Pull the map light in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure and
remove the map light while detaching the clips.
4. Disconnect the connector.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal ...
Windshield Wiper Arm And Blade Adjustment
1. Operate the windshield wipers, and then turn off the windshield wiper motor
to set the wipers in the auto stop position.
2. Slide the serrated connecting part and adjust the windshield wiper arm and
blade so that its end is aligned with the hollowed mark in the ceramic coating.
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