installation instruction is intended for use only by
skilled technicians who have the proper tools,
equipment, and training to correctly and safely add
equipment to your vehicle. These procedures
should not be attempted by “do-it-yourselfers.”
4 Plain-washers, 8 mm
2 Sponge pads
Owner's manual
TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED
Phillips screwdriver
Flat-tip screwdriver
Ratchet
7 mm, 8 mm, 12 mm, 13 mm, and 14 mm Sockets
10 mm Deep socket
Torx bit (T25)
Torque wrench
Utility knife
Masking tape
Electrical tape
Shop towel
Scissors
Piece of wire about 3 ft long
Flat-tip pen
Illustration of the
i-VES
Installed on the Vehicle
1.If equipped, make sure you have the anti-theft
code for the radio, then wr ite down the
frequencies for the preset buttons.
2.Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
3.Get the roof template. Using scissors, cut out
the center of the roof template.
4.Position the template on the headliner, and
secure it with masking tape. Mark the headliner
as indicated on the template with a felt-tip pen
(two places).
FRONT VENT
Strip of
masking tape
FRONT
VENT
TEMPLATE
Cut out the marked
area from the
headliner.
MONITOR
CONSOLE
VCP
20-PIN CONNECTORS
UTILITY
KNIFE
FEL T-TIP PEN
5.Remove the template. Using a utility knife, cut
out the marked areas of the headliner. Remove
and discard the cut pieces of the headliner and
the insulation.
•Using a small flat-tip screwdriver wrapped
with a shop towel, gently pry out and remove
the plastic cover.
•Reach inside the cover hole, and gently pull
along the bottom to release the lower clips;
then work toward the top to release all 10
clips.
•Pull out the console panel, unplug the
connectors and remove it.
Without Navigation Unit:
CONNECTORS
7.Remove the radio (four bolts, and unplug the
radio connector and the antenna lead). If
equipped, remove the navigation unit (six
screws, and unplug the connectors and the
antenna lead).
8.Open the cup holder. Using a flat-tip screwdriver,
push up on the retaining tab at the bottom, and
slide the cup holder out.
11. Disconnect the accessory socket from the
accessory socket harness connector, then
remove the socket from the instrument panel by
unscrewing the socket from the socket holder.
Push up
on the
retaining
tab.
CUP
HOLDER
FLAT -TIP
SCREWDRIVER
9.Remove the center lower trim (one clip on each
side, and two clips on the front).
CONNECTOR
(EX Model only)
CENTER
LOWER
POCKET
ACCESSOR Y SOCKET
HARNESS CONNECTOR
ACCESSORY
SOCKET
(Reuse.)
SOCKET
HOLDER
(Reuse.)
If the vehicle you are working on is equipped with
a navigation unit, continue with step 12;
otherwise, go to step 14.
12. Remove the center lower console (four screws
and two bolts).
CENTER LOWER
CONSOLE
SCREW
SELFTAPPING
SCREWS (6)
BOLT
(Discard.)
SCREWS
SCREW
BOLT
(Discard.)
CENTER LOWER
CONSOLE
CLIP
CENTER LOWER
TRIM
CLIP
CLIPS
CLIP
10. Open the center lower pocket, and remove the
six self-tapping screws. Disconnect the
connector (if equipped), and remove the center
lower pocket.