Immobilizer Control Unit

Removal Procedure




1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Carefully pull the knee bolster trim panel loose from its retaining clips.




3. Slide the knee bolster trim panel upward and pull it outward to remove it.
4. Remove the instrument panel side cover.




5. Remove the bolts and the knee bolster.
6. Remove the bolts and the immobilizer control unit.
7. Disconnect the electrical connectors from the immobilizer control unit.

Installation Procedure




1. Connect the electrical connectors to the immobilizer control unit.
2. Install the immobilizer control unit with the bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the immobilizer control unit mounting bolts to 4 Nm (35 lb.in).




3. Install the knee bolster with the bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the knee bolster mounting bolts to 22 Nm (16 lb.ft).

4. Install the instrument panel side cover.
5. Install the knee bolster trim panel.
6. Connect the negative battery cable.

IMPORTANT: After replacing the immobilizer, the keys must be re-authorized using the key coding procedure. Refer to "key Coding Procedure". Also, the powertrain control module (PCM) Engine control module (ECM) identification (ID) code must be reset. Refer to "ID Code Reprogramming".