Jeep Cherokee

 Service Manual

Overhead console systems » Removal and installation
Overhead console

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

(2) Remove the two screws located forward of the display module that secure the overhead console to the upper windshield opening reinforcement (Fig. 3).

(3) To release the overhead console from the rear mounting bracket, use your fingertips to gently pull the sides of the overhead console housing outward near the rear mounting bracket.

(4) Move the overhead console forward to disengage the rear mounting tab from the headliner.

Fig. 3 Overhead Console Remove/Install

1 - HEADLINER
2 - REAR BRACKET
3 - REAR MOUNTING TAB
4 - OVERHEAD CONSOLE
5 - SCREW
6 - SCREW

(5) Lower the overhead console far enough to access the two wire harness connectors.

(6) Unplug one wire harness connector near the push button module towards the front of the overhead console.

(7) Unplug one wire harness connector from the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) receiver near the center of the overhead console, if the vehicle is so equipped.

(8) Remove the overhead console from the headliner.

(9) Reverse the removal procedures to install.

Tighten the overhead console mounting screws to 2.7 N·m (24 in. lbs.).

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