11 •20 Bodywork and fittings
27.4 Carefully lower the sound insulation
panels away from the facia, and pull them
off the metal anchoring tabs at the bulkhead
old fork underneath their heads and carefully
levering them out. Do not attempt to remove
the fixings by pulling on the trim panel; they
may pull through the panel, or snap off
completely.
Refitting
8 Refit the centre console by reversing the
removal procedure.
Removal
1 Disconnect the battery negative cable, and
position it away from the terminal.
27.6c ... and recover the rubber spacers
27.6a Remove the three screws
(arrowed)...
Warning: On vehicles fitted with
airbags, allow 20 minutes to
elapse after disconnecting the
battery negative cable, before
working on any component in the airbag
system; refer to Section 28 for more
details,
2 Refer to Section 26 and remove the centre
console.
3 Remove the carpeted trim panels from the
sides of the driver and passenger footwells by
extracting the crosshead screws and press-
studs.
4 Prise out the press-studs from the front
edges of the sound insulation panels,
underneath the driver and passenger side of
the facia. Note: The press-studs are of the
two-piece type, which can be removed as
follows: press the rod at the centre of the stud
in as far as it will go, using a narrow-bladed
screwdriver. Slide the prongs of an old fork
underneath the head of the stud, and prise it
out of the panel. Carefully lower the panels
away from the facia, and pull them off the
metal anchoring tabs at the bulkhead (see
illustration).
5 Prise the rubber sealing strips away from
the driver and passenger door apertures; just
enough to allow access to the A-pillar trim
panels. Grasp the panel firmly and working
from the top, ease it away from the A-pillar to
release the press-studs; refer to Section 25 for
further details.
6 Remove the three screws, then lift off the
27.6b ... lift off the speaker/ventilation
grilles...
speaker/ventilation grilles, and recover the
rubber spacers (see illustrations).
7 To release the upper facia panel, unscrew
the fixings at the following locations: three at
either end of the facia beneath the
speaker/ventilation grilles, one in the glovebox
housing - accessed by opening the glovebox
door and prising out the rubber cap, and one
at the front edge of the facia - directly above
the tachometer dial.
8 Apply the handbrake, then raise the front
edge of the upper facia panel, and extract the
A-pillar restraint cable from its mounting clips.
Where fitted, unplug the wiring from the sun
sensor, at the connector. Lift the panel away
from the facia •and out of the cabin area (see
illustration).
9 Remove the retaining screws and lift out the
entire glovebox assembly; unplug the wiring
for the internal switch and light as the
connectors are revealed (see illustrations).
Note: Where a passenger airbag is fitted, refer
to Section 28 for details of its removal.
10 On vehicles fitted with Automatic Climate
Control (ACC), reach through the glovebox
aperture, and press the ACC unit out of the
facia front panel. Unplug the connectors,
labelling them to aid refitting later (see
illustrations).
11 On vehicles with air conditioning and/or a
conventional heating system, reach through
the glovebox aperture, compress the four
catches, and press the heater control panel
out of the facia front panel. Separate the
27.8 Lift the upper facia panel away from
the facia
27.9a Unplug the wiring for the glovebox
internal switch ..
27.9b ... and glovebox light, as the
connectors are revealed