FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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I. Installing the Telephone Cradle (Up to VIN: F176907)





1. Open the lower compartment of the center console and remove the T8 Torx screw at the lower, left corner of the upper compartment underside (Figure 40).

2. Remove the upper compartment cover by sliding it down and then pulling it out.





3. Remove the three T8 Torx screws from the exposed upper compartment underside (Figure 41).





4. Open the upper compartment and lift out the false floor (Figure 42).

5. Remove the knockout from the false floor by applying pressure from underneath (Arrows, Figure 42).

Note:
Be careful not to crack or break the false floor by applying excessive force while removing the knockout.





6. Find the kit-included contact plate (A, Figure 43) and identify the male FAKRA antenna lead (B, Figure 43) and the power supply male connector (C, Figure 43).





7. Feed the contact plate leads through the knockout hole from the topside of the false floor (Figure 44).





8. Carefully snap the contact plate into the false floor knockout hole (Figure 45).

Note:
Be careful not to crack or break the false floor by applying excessive force while snapping in the contact plate.

9. Find the female power supply connector (A, Figure 46) and female FAKRA connector (B, Figure 46) within the console harness.





10. Connect the male FAKRA antenna lead from the contact plate to the female FAKRA connector from the console harness (A, Figure 47).

11. Connect the power supply male connector from the contact plate to the female power supply connector from the console harness (B, Figure 47).

12. Snap the coupled connectors into the channel clips (A and B, Figure 47), route the harness through the channel and under the existing clip (C, Figure 47).

13. Use the two kit-included clips (Arrows, Figure 47) to secure the remaining loose harness.





14. Reinstall the false floor and the underside cover of the console upper compartment (Figure 48) with the previously removed T8 Torx screws.





15. Attach the cradle-according to telephone type-to the contact plate by placing it atop and slightly behind the contact plate and then sliding it forward until an audible click sounds (Figure 49).





16. Insert the telephone into the cradle (Figure 50).