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.
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Mazda 6 Service Manual: Diagnostic trouble code number inspection
1. Remove the glove compartment.
2. Short the A/C check connector to the GND terminal using a jumper wire.
3. Shine a 60 W incandescent light from a height of approximately
100 mm {3.9 in} onto the solar radiation sensor.
Note
When incandescent light does not shine on the solar radiatio ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Stabilizer control link inspection
1. Remove the stabilizer control link from the vehicle.
2. Inspect for bending and damage.
3. Measure the ball joint starting torque.
(1) Rock the ball joint stud side to side 10 times.
(2) Rotate the ball joint stud 10 times.
(3) Measure the starting torque using a suitable
Allen socket ...