Front Map Light
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Mazda 6. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
- Open the sunglasses holder.
- Remove the screws.
- Move the front map light in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure below to pull out the pin from the bracket.CAUTION:
- Be careful not to pull the connector out strongly when removing the front map light. Otherwise, the contact surface of the wiring harness secured to the headliner will come off and the wiring harness could be pulled out. If the front map light is installed with the wiring harness pulled out, the wiring harness could get caught between the headliner and front map light bracket resulting in an open or short circuit in the wiring harness.
- Move the front map light in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure below to pull out the front map light hook from the headliner.
- Disconnect the connector.
- Remove the front map light.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.