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Installation Procedure

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  1. Install the daytime running lamp (DRL) ambient light sensor to the DRL ambient light sensor connector.
  2. Fig 1: Installing Ambient Light Sensor To Connector
    GM458216Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Position the DRL ambient light sensor to the opening in the instrument panel (IP) upper trim panel. Twist the DRL ambient light sensor 1/4 turn clockwise.
  4. Verify that the DRL ambient light sensor wiring harness will not be pinched when the IP upper trim panel is installed. Working from right to left, press down on the IP upper trim panel in order to engage the retainers to the IP upper trim pad.
  5. Fig 2: DRL Ambient Light Sensor
    GM458215Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  6. Install the garnish molding to the left windshield pillar. Refer to Garnish Molding Replacement - Windshield Pillar (Impala) or Garnish Molding Replacement - Windshield Pillar (Monte Carlo) in Interior Trim.