Mazda 6 Service Manual: Dashboard removal/installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the glove compartment.
3. Remove the console.
4. Remove the meter hood.
5. Remove the instrument cluster.
6. Remove the column cover.
7. Remove the lower panel.
8. Remove the steering shaft.
9. Remove the A-pillar trims.
10. Remove the front scuff plates.
11. Remove the front side trims.
12. Remove the side panels.
13. For vehicles equipped with the wire-type climate control unit, disconnect the wires for the front A/C unit. (See to CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL.) (See to CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT INSTALLATION.)
14. Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
15. Remove the bolts.
Warning
- Removing the dashboard without supporting it can be dangerous. The dashboard may fall and injure you. Always perform these procedures together with at least another person.
16. Pull out the support pins from the body to remove the dashboard.
17. Take the dashboard off from the driver-side door opening.
18. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Dashboard disassembly/assembly
1. Remove the passenger-side air bag module.
2. Remove the ventilator grilles.
3. Remove the audio unit.
4. Remove the climate control unit.
5. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.
6. ...
Other materials:
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Direct Mode
Direct mode can be used for temporarily switching gears by operating the steering
shift switch while the vehicle is being driven with the selector lever in the D
range.
While in direct mode, the D and M indication illuminate and the gear position
in use is illuminated. Direct mode is canceled ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Air bag module and pre-tensioner seat belt deployment procedures
Warning
A live (undeployed) air bag module and pre-tensioner seat belt may
accidentally deploy when it is disposed of and cause serious injury. Do not
dispose of a live (undeployed) air bag module and pre-tensioner seat belt.
If the SSTs (Deployment tool and Adapter harness) are not ava ...