upper steering column JAGUAR X308 1998 2.G User Guide

9. Remove upper steering column upper fixings.
1. Remove bolts.
Allow column to rest on the floor

10. Cut cable tie which secures console harness to LH blower
duct.

11. Remove LH fan motor duct.
Remove screws.
Remove duct.
12. Remove passenger si de footwell vent.
Remove nut.
Remove vent.

15. Position upper steering column and install upper fixings.
1. Install bolts, do not tighten.

16. Install upper steering column lower fixings.
Tighten fixings.

17. Tighten upper fi xing bolts.
18. Under hood: reconnect heater ho ses to heater matrix pipes.
Remove blanking plugs.
Reconnect heater hoses and secure with spring band clips.

Control Components - Remote Climate Control ModuleRHD RWD
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Position the driver's seat fully rearward
2. Position the steering column DOWN and fully EXTENDED
3. Disconnect the battery ground lead
4. Lower steering column cowl 76.46.03
5. Upper steering column cowl 76.46.02
6. Knee bolster, driver's side 76.46.11
7. Position the steering in the 'straight ahead'

8. Disconnect ALL (6) multiplugs attached to the upper column
bracket

9. WARNING: OBSERVE THE RELATED SAFETY
PROCEDURES, SEE SECTION 501-20
Disconnect the airbag multiplug

10. Detach the steering column - upper
1. Remove the bolts (2 ) upper mounting bracket
11. Detach the steering column - upper
1. Remove the pinch bolt (1) intermediate to upper column

Body System - General Information - Body
Description and Operation
This section covers the following areas of the vehicle body:
Front end body panels
Body closures
Aperture seals
Door seals
Instrument panel, console and radio
Centre console
Handles, locks, latches and mechanisms
Wipers and washers
Glass, frames and mechanisms
Fascia
Fuel filler flap assembly
Sun visors
Seating
Interior trim and ornamentation
Exterior trim and ornamentation
Rear view mirrors
Rear parcel tray
Roof console
Bumpers
Occupant restraints
Sliding roof
Steering column cowl
Underscuttle pad
Front End Body Panels
A false bulkhead together with two insulation covers, are installed between the engine compartment and the BIW front
bulkhead to provide optimum insulation ag ainst noise and heat intrusion. Two plenum braces bolted between the BIW upper toeboards and the plenum further increase bodyshell structural integrity. The plastic ra diator grill and vane block achieve
weight reductions over steel parts and provid e high resistance to front end corrosion.

Instrument Panel and Console - Instrument Cluster Finish Panel Bezel
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Adjust steering column to full y extended and lowered position.
2. Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.
3. Remove veneer from instrument panel. Refer to 76.47.24.

4. Using a small screwdriver, de press fog lamp switch upper
retaining tang and release sw itch from gauge surround.

5. Position fog lamp switch fo r access, disconnect harness
multiplug and remove switch.

6. Using a small screwdriver, depress trip keyboard upper
retaining tang and release ke yboard from gauge surround.
7. Position trip keyboard for ac cess and disconnect harness
multiplug.

64.
Position driver stowage bin in facia, install securing screw and fully seat trim.
65. Install trim pad on driver si de lower 'A' post. Refer to
76.13.30.
66. Install driver side unders cuttle. Refer to 76.46.11.
67. Install combined windshield wi per/washer switch and audible
warning speaker assembly. Refer to 86.65.42.
68. Install steering column upper cowl. Refer to 76.46.02.
69. Install steering column lower cowl. Refer to 76.46.03.
70. Install steering wheel. Refer to 211-04.
71. Install driver side airbag. Refer to 76.73.39.

Instrument Panel and Console - Steering Column Lower Shroud
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation

1.
Move driver seat fully rearward.
2. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from
battery terminal.Refer to 86.15.19.

3. Remove cowl from steering column.
1. Remove key from ignition switch.
2. Slacken and remove cowl securing screws.
3. Separate lower cowl from upper cowl (four tabs) and move lower cowl forward to access multiplugs.
4. Disconnect rheostat harness multiplug.
5. Disconnect tilt column harness multiplug.

4. Remove rheostat and column adjustment switch from cowl.
1. Remove adjusting knob from rheostat.
2. Slacken and remove rh eostat securing screw.
3. Release column adjustment switch retaining tangs and remove switch from cowl.
1. Fit and fully seat column ad justment switch in cowl.
2. Position and align rheostat and fit and tighten securing screws.
3. Fit and fully seat rheo stat adjusting knob.
4. Position cowl for access and connect rheostat and column
switch harness multiplugs.
5. Finally position lower cowl locating four retaining tabs and fit
and tighten securing screws.
6. Fit key to ignition switch.
7. Connect ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery cover.
Refer 86.15.15.
8. Return driver seat to original position.

Instrument Panel and Console - Steering Column Upper Shroud
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation

1.
Move driver seat fully rearward.

2. Slacken and remove screws securing upper cowl to lower cowl
and separate the two cowls.
3. Move steering column to fully down position.
4. Remove upper cowl fr om steering column.
1. Position upper cowl on steering column.
2. Move column to the fully up position.
3. Fit upper cowl to lower cowl locating the four tabs, and fit and
tighten securing screws..
4. Return driver seat and column to original positions.

Wipers and Washers - Windshield Wiper/Washer Switch
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Ensure that steering wheel is in the straight ahead, fully
lowered and fully ex tended position.
2. Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.
3. WARNINGS:
FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE BATTERY, A PERIOD
OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE ALLOWED TO ELAPSE
BEFORE ANY WORK IS CARRIED OUT ON AN AIR BAG MODULE.
FOLLOWING TEN YEARS IN SERVICE, AN AIR BAG MODULE
MUST BE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF IN THE APPROVED
MANNER, AND A NEW AIR BAG MUST BE FITTED.
AIR BAGS CONTAIN A CHEMICAL IRRITANT. IF AN AIR BAG
IS RENEWED, THE ORIGINAL UNIT MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT SAFETY PROCEDURES.
IN THE EVENT OF A FAULT RUPTURING THE 10A BATTERY
SUPPLY FUSE (F4 LOCATED IN THE FUSE-BOX AT THE DRIVER'S
END OF THE FASCIA), THE FUSE MUST NOT BE RENEWED UNTIL
THE AIRBAG/SRS SYSTEM HAS BEEN DE-ACTIVATED. FUSES OF
ANY OTHER VALUE MUST NEVER BE USED, AS THIS CAN CAUSE
DISARM FAILURE.
Remove driver airbag. Refer to 76.73.39.
4. Remove steeri ng wheel.
5. Remove steering column lowe r cowl. Refer to 76.46.03.
6. Remove steering column upper cowl. Refer to 76.46.02.
7. Remove driver side unders cuttle. Refer to 76.46.11.

8. Release wipe/washer switch mult iplug from retaining bracket
and disconnect multiplug.
9. Sever and discard tie straps se curing key transponder exciter
coil multiplug to harness and disconnect multiplug.