Nissan Ariya: Removal and Installation

Nissan Ariya (FE0) 2023-2025 Service & Repair Manual / Body Interior / Instrument Panel / Removal and Installation

Instrument Panel Assembly
Center Console Assembly
Console Slide Switch

Instrument Panel Assembly

Exploded View

Instrument upper garnish (without head up display)	Instrument pad B	Meter cover
Instrument finisher A	Instrument finisher B	Steering column cover upper (without driver monitor camera)
Steering column cover upper (with driver monitor camera)	Steering column cover lower	Switch bracket
Instrument lower panel	Instrument lower cover	Instrument lower cover center
Glove box assembly	Glove box damper	Glove box lock
Instrument mask LH	Instrument panel assembly	Instrument upper garnish (with head up display)
Instrument mask RH	Bracket RH	Bracket LH
Center box / Flexible center storage	Electrical parking brake switch
: Pawl
: Metal clip

Removal & Installation

WORK STEP

When removing instrument panel assembly, integrated interface display and AV control unit take steps in the order shown by the numbers below.

PARTS	INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY	AV CNTROL UNIT	INTEGRATED INTERFACE DISPLAY
Front kicking plate LH / RH	[1]
Body side welt	[2]
Dash side finisher LH / RH	[3]
Instrument mask RH (RHD models is LH)	[4]
Instrument lower cover	[5]
Glove box assembly	[6]
Passenger knee air bag module	[7]
Instrument mask LH	[8]
Instrument lower panel	[9]
Driver knee air bag module	[10]
Instrument lower cover center	[11]
Instrument finisher B	[12]
Instrument finisher A	[13]
Electrical parking brake switch bracket	[14]
Center box / Flexible center storage	[15]
Steering wheel	[16]
Meter cover	[17]	[1]	[1]
Integrated interface display	[18]	[2]	[2]
Instrument pad B	[19]	[3]
Sunload sensor	[20]	[4]
Front pillar garnish LH / RH	[21]	[5]
Passenger air bag module harness connector	[22]	[6]
Passenger air bag module mounting bolt	[23]	[7]
Instrument upper garnish	[24]	[8]
Center ventilator grill	[25]
Side ventilator grill	[26]
AV control unit	[27]	[9]
Intelligent key unit	[28]
Meter speaker	[29]
Front squawker	[30]
Steering column cover	[31]
Spiral cable	[32]
Combination switch	[33]
Instrument panel assembly	[34]

[]: Number indicates step in removal procedure.

REMOVAL

WARNING:

When servicing, disconnect 12V battery negative terminal. Refer to PRECAUTIONS FOR REMOVING BATTERY TERMINAL : Precautions.

CAUTION:

When removing, always use a remover tool that is made of plastic.

Always apply the parking brake before performing removal and installation.

Remove front kicking plate LH/RH. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove body side welt of instrument panel section. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove dash side finisher. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove instrument mask RH.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.

Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A) according to numerical order 1→4 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove instrument mask RH.

	: Pawl
B	: 90 mm (3.54 in)

Remove instrument lower cover.Remove instrument lower cover fixing trim nut. Disengage fixing metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove instrument lower cover.

: Metal clip

Remove glove box assembly.Remove glove box assembly fixing screws .

Disengage fixing pawl and metal clips by using remover tool (A).

	: Pawl
	: Metal clip

Disconnect harness connector, and then remove glove box assembly.

Remove passenger knee air bag module. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove instrument mask LH.Apply protective tape (A) on the part to protect it from damage.

Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A) according to numerical order 1→4 indicated by arrows as shown in the figure, and then remove instrument mask LH.

	: Pawl
B	: 90 mm (3.54 in)

Remove instrument lower panel.Disengage fixing metal clips according to numerical order 1→4 indicated by arrows as shown in figure.

: Metal clip

Remove harness and harness connectors, and then remove instrument lower panel.

Remove driver knee air bag module. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove instrument lower cover center.Remove fixing clip .

Disengage fixing pawls and metal clips.

	: Pawl
	: Metal clip

Remove harness connectors, and then remove instrument lower cover center.

Remove instrument finisher B.Disengage fixing pawl and metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in figure.

	: Pawl
	: Metal clip

Remove harness connectors, and then remove instrument finisher B.

Disengage fixing metal clips, and them remove instrument finisher A.

: Metal clip

Remove electric parking brake switch.Remove electric parking brake switch fixing screws .

Disengage electric parking brake fixing metal clip according direction arrow as shown in figure.

: Metal clip

Remove harness connector, and then remove electric parking brake parking switch.

Remove center box / flexible center storage.Disconnect harness connector , and then disengage body harness fixing clip (flexible center storage).

Remove fixing screws

Remove harness and harness connectors. Remove bracket fixing screws, and then remove center box / flexible center storage.

Remove steering wheel. Refer to STEERING WHEEL : Removal & Installation.

Disengage fixing metal clips according to numerical order 1→3 indicated by arrows as shown in figure using a remover tool (A), and then remove meter cover.

CAUTION:

Use the shop-cloth on instrument pad B to prevent damage.

: Metal clip

Remove integrated interface display. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove instrument pad B.Pull up the skirt part of instrument pad B to disengage fixing pawls, and then remove it from steering column cover upper.

: Pawl

Disengage fixing metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in figure, and then remove instrument pad B.

: Metal clip

Remove sunload sensor. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove front pillar garnish. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove passenger air bag module harness connector.

Remove passenger air bag module mounting bolt .

Remove instrument upper garnish.Remove fixing screws .

Upper side
Passenger seat side

Disengage fixing metal clips according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrow as shown in figure.

: Metal clip

Remove harness connector, and then remove instrument upper garnish.

Remove center ventilator grill. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove side ventilator grill. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove AV control unit. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove intelligent key unit. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove meter speaker. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove front squawker. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove steering column cover.Remove steering column cover fixing screws .

Disengage fixing pawls, and then remove steering column cover upper.

: Pawl

Remove harness connector (with driver monitor camera). Disengage steering column cover fixing pawl.

: Pawl

Remove harness connector, and then remove steering column cover lower.

Remove spiral cable. Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove combination switch. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove instrument panel assembly.Remove instrument panel assembly fixing screws .

Remove harness and harness connector fixing clips. Remove instrument panel assembly from passenger door opening portion.

CAUTION:

Use the shop-cloth etc. on steering column to prevent damage for instrument panel assembly.

When removing instrument panel assembly, 2 workers are required to prevent it from dropping.

Remove the following parts after removing instrument panel assembly.

Front defroster nozzle : Removal & Installation.
Side defroster nozzle : Removal & Installation
GPS antenna : Removal & Installation
Telematics antenna (with telematics system) : Refer to Removal & Installation.
Warning buzzer : Removal & Installation

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and then install in the reverse order of removal.
Confirm that the parts are assembled for sure.

CAUTION:

Never use the steering wheel mounting bolt after removal, replace with the new bolt.

Never use the passenger air bag module mounting bolts after removal, replace with the new bolts.

Tighten passenger air bag module mounting bolt by specified torque value, Refer to Exploded View.

When assembling instrument mask, be cautious that the instrument pad B is not sandwiched.

Center Console Assembly

Exploded View

Console lid	Center console finisher	Center console harness
Console cover LH	Slide plate^*1	Center console finisher rear upper
Center console finisher rear lower	Console rear cap LH	Console cover rear
Console rear cap RH	Slide plate rail^*1	Console cover RH
Console body lower	Console cover front	Knee pad assembly
Console slide switch	Console slide switch bezel	Electric shift selector
Console tray mat	Console tray rubber	Console tray
Console body upper	Switch bracket^*2	Rear seat heater switch RH^*3
USB power socket^*4	Rear seat heater switch LH^*3
: Pawl
: N·m (kg-m, in-lb)

^*1 : With center console slide

^*2 : With switch / USB power socket

^*3 : With USB power socket

Removal & Installation

WARNING:

When servicing, disconnect 12V battery negative terminal. Refer to Precaution for Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER".

REMOVAL

CAUTION:

When removing, always use a remover tool that is made of plastic.

Slide the driver and passenger seat to rearmost position.

Remove console cover front.Disengage console cover front fixing pawls.

: Pawl

Remove harness connector, and then remove console cover front.

Remove center console assembly mounting bolts of front side.

Slide the driver and passenger seat to frontmost position.

Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A), and then remove console rear cap LH / RH.

: Pawl

Remove center console assembly mounting bolts of rear side, and then remove center console assembly.

INSTALLATION

Note the following item, and then install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

Tighten center console mounting bolts by specified value, Refer to Exploded View.

Disassembly & Assembly

DISASSEMBLY

CAUTION:

When removing, always use a remover tool that is made of plastic.

Remove console tray mat and console tray rubber.

Remove center console finisher.Disengage fixing pawls according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in figure.

: Pawl

Remove harness connector, and then remove center console finisher.

CAUTION:

Never disassemble concentration switch from center console finisher .

Remove console slide switch (with console slide). Refer to Removal & Installation.

Remove console tray.Remove fixing screw .

Disengage fixing pawls according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrow as shown in figure.

: Pawl

Disconnect harness connector, and then remove console tray. Remove wireless charger unit. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove center console finisher rear upper.Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A) according to numerical order 1→3 indicated by arrows as shown in figure.

: Pawl

Disconnect harness connector. Remove following parts.

Rear seat heater switch (with rear seat heater switch) : Removal and Installation.
USB charge socket (with USB charge socket) : CENTER CONSOLE USB POWER SOCKET : Removal & Installation.
Rear ventilator grill : Removal & Installation.

Remove socket switch bracket fixing screw. Disengage fixing pawls

, and then remove switch bracket.

Remove console lid.Remove fixing screws .

Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A), and then remove console lid.

: Pawl

Disengage fixing pawls using a remover tool (A) according to numerical order 1→2 indicated by arrows as shown in figure, and then remove center console finisher rear lower.