Applies to cars without engine block heaters

• Carefully pry off the panel at the lower edge and remove it.

Applies to cars with electric engine heaters

Cars with 4-cyl. engines

• Remove the left front wheel.

Cars with 5-cyl. engines

• Remove both the front wheels.

• Remove the screws and the plastic nut from the left-hand inner wing.

Applies to cars with 4-cyl. engines where an electric engine heater is installed

• Remove the lock sleeve over the joint to the engine heater's cable on the left side by the stay on the sub-frame.

• Unplug the connectors.

• Loosen the cable from the double clamp (1) at the brake pipe and from clamps along the side member's underside.

• Disconnect the ground lead from the outside of the side member.

• Remove the cable tie at the left-hand lower bracket of the radiator.

Applies to cars with 5-cyl. engines where an electric engine heater is installed

• Remove the lock sleeve over the joint to the engine heater's cable on the right side by the stay on the sub-frame.

• Unplug the connectors.

Applies to cars for USA

• For cars to the USA there is no splice (joint) on the cable. Then this is loosened instead by the engine heater.

• Loosen the cable from the double clamp on the brake pipe on the right side in the engine compartment.

• Remove the cable tie that holds the cable to the cable harness at the top in the engine compartment.

• Loosen the cable from the clips along the metal edge in the trailing edge of the engine compartment.

• Loosen the cable from the double clamp by the brake pipe in the top edge of the bulkhead on the left side.

• Loosen the cable from the double clamp (1) at the brake pipe and from clamps along the side member's underside.

• Disconnect the ground lead from the outside of the side member.

• Remove the cable tie at the left-hand lower bracket of the radiator.

• Carefully pry off the panel at the lower edge and remove it.

• Remove the panel and cable from the bumper cover.

• Remove the cable from the panel.

Applies to all models

• Enlarge the markings on the inside of the panel.

• Drill out the four holes according to the markings.

• Clean the outside of the panel using isopropanol opposite where the securing tape on the new panel ends up.

• Remove the protective tape from the new panel.

• Secure the spacer washers around the tree studs on the new panel.

• Insert the studs into the new panel in the holes on the old one, and secure. Press opposite the securing tape.

• Take the four locking washers and press them onto the four studs. Use a small nut socket with socket extension to press the locking washers into place.

Applies to cars with engine block heaters

Applies to cars with electric engine heaters

• Insert the cable through to the engine heater. Ensure the connector is turned so that the cover's sides are parallel with the plates in the panel and that the cover opens from the panel's left-hand side (image B).

• Tighten the connector.

• Insert the cable through the hole for the panel.

• Reinstall and clamp the loose cables to the heater.

Tightening torque:

• Step 1: Wheel to wheel hub, 20 Nm

• Step 2: Wheel to wheel hub, 110 Nm.

• Repeat appropriate steps for the other decor panel.