Mazda RX-8 Manual page 1310

3. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
4. Remove the following parts.
a. Ashtray
(See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
b. Console
(See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
c. Glove compartment
(See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
d. Side panel
(See SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
e. Lower panel
(See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
f. Column cover
(See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
g. Driver-side air bag module
(See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
h. Steering shaft
(See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
i. Instrument cluster
(See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
j. A-pillar trim
(See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
k. Dashboard
(See DASHBOARD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
l. SAS control module
(See SAS CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
m. Exhaust pipe
(w) RX-8 Transmission (Manual & Auto)
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