Active Driving Display Removal/Installation: Notes

2023 Mazda CX-5 SSECTION Notes
CAUTION:
  • When storing the active driving display, store it with its lens facing upward.
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  1. Disconnect the negative battery terminal. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
  2. Remove the following parts:
    1. Meter Hood (See METER HOOD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Upper column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  3. Disconnect the connector.
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  4. Remove the screws.
    CAUTION:
    • When removing the active driving display, the active driving display may contact the light switch, wiper switch, or the start stop unit and the active driving display may be scratched. When removing the active driving display, cover the light switch, wiper and washer switch, and start stop unit using a rag.
    • When removing the active driving display, it contacts the part A shown in the figure which may scratch or damage the active driving display. When removing the active driving display, wrap the part A shown in the figure with cloth.
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  5. To prevent scratches or damage, cover the light switch, wiper and washer switch, and the start stop unit with cloth, and wrap the part A shown in the figure with cloth.
  6. Pull the active driving display outward to detach it from the dashboard pins.
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  7. Remove the active driving display by sliding it between the dashboard and the steering.
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  8. Install in the reverse order of removal. (See Active Driving Display Installation Note .)
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