Warning: The vehicles described in this manual are equipped with a passive restraint system (SRS), also known as an air spring system. Before carrying out work in the area where the elements of this system are located, you should turn off its power, since accidental deployment of the airbags can result in serious injury (see _ chapter 12).
Caution: To prevent damage to the caps, follow this procedure exactly as described.
1. Remove the steering wheel (see chapter 10). Pull the steering wheel tilt lever out of the column.
2. While in the driver's seat, pull down the left edge of the front cover (if its presence is provided for by the design), to release the left lock. Do not pull the cap back further than necessary to release the latch, and do not attempt to remove it at this stage of the procedure.
3. To release the right clamp, perform the operation on the right side of the front cover as described in step 2.
4. Working from the left side, carefully rotate the front cover to the right to release the four remaining clips.
5. If there are two screws on the back of the lower steering column cover, remove them.
6. Carefully detach from the top cover and remove the bottom cover of the steering column housing (see illustration).
25.6. Separate the bottom cover from the top cover
7. If there is a screw on top of the top trim cover, remove it.
8. Remove the top and front covers from the speaker.
9. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. If the fasteners were damaged during removal, replace them with screws.