Removal - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

8J - 8 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
NOTE: Mileage will not be displayed until the IC has
been locked down.

REMOVAL

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on
vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supple-
mental restraint system before attempting any
steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt
tensioner, or instrument panel component diagno-
sis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery
negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for
the system capacitor to discharge before perform-
ing further diagnosis or service. This is the only
sure way to disable the supplemental restraint sys-
tem. Failure to take the proper precautions could
result in accidental airbag deployment.
CAUTION: The following procedure is for replace-
ment of an ineffective and unresponsive Instrument
Cluster (IC) with a new unit. If the IC is ineffective
or damaged but still responsive, it may be replaced
using an automatic replacement procedure that will
upload IC parameterization data from the existing IC
to the diagnostic scan tool, then download that data
to the new IC. Refer to the MISCELLANEOUS FUNC-
TIONS menu item under the IC module in the diag-
nostic scan tool, then select MODULE AUTO
REPLACEMENT and follow the scan tool prompts to
replace the IC. Do not lock down the IC until all of
the steps are followed and completed or the new IC
may be irreversibly damaged. This procedure initial-
izes and configures the IC for certain optional
equipment on the vehicle without the need for per-
forming a separate cluster programming procedure.
Failure to correctly parameterize the IC prior to it
being electronically locked down will result in the
IC being incorrectly and irreversibly configured for
improper vehicle equipment options, which will
require the IC be replaced again with another new
and unused unit to resolve.
(1) Discon n ect a n d isola t e t h e ba t t er y n ega t ive
ca ble.
(2) Rem ove t h e clu st er bezel fr om t h e in st r u m en t
pa n el. (Refer t o 23 - BODY/INSTRUME NT PANE L/
CLUSTE R BE ZE L - RE MOVAL).
(3) Rem ove t h e clu st er t op cover fr om t h e in st r u -
m en t pa n el. (Refer t o 23 - BODY/INSTRUME NT
PANE L/TOP COVE R - CLUSTE R - RE MOVAL).
(4) Rem ove t h e t wo scr ews t h a t secu r e t h e in st r u -
m en t clu st er m ou n t in g ea r s t o t h e in st r u m en t pa n el
ba se st r u ct u r e (F ig. 4).
Fig. 4 Instrument Cluster Remove/Install
1 - SCREW (2)
2 - COVER
3 - SCREW (2)
4 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
5 - LOOP (2)
(5) Roll t h e t op of t h e in st r u m en t clu st er r ea r wa r d
fa r en ou gh t o a ccess a n d r elea se t h e la t ch t h a t
secu r es t h e Rem ot e Keyless E n t r y (RKE )/im m obilizer
m odu le t o t h e ba ck of t h e in st r u m en t clu st er r ea r
cover a n d disen ga ge t h e m odu le fr om t h e clu st er
(F ig. 5).
Fig. 5 RKE/Immobilizer Module
1 - RKE/IMMOBILIZER MODULE
2 - LATCH
3 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
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