Pic. 11.1. Dashboard: a - front passenger airbag installation area; 1 – a combination of devices; 2 - glove box; 3 – the central overlay of the panel of devices; 4 - block of switches; 5 – a plug of a socket for a radio tape recorder; 6 – the handle of the corrector of light of headlights
Dashboard (pic. 11.1) has a collapsible design, consisting of the actual decorative panel and frame.
The decorative panel is a molded plastic piece attached with screws to the frame. With the help of removable elements, control devices, car and heating system controls are attached to the decorative panel (conditioning) and ventilation, pads covering the nodes located under the instrument panel, or serving to install instruments, controls, nozzles of the heating and air conditioning system, a glove box.
The frame, in turn, consists of steel reinforcement filled with polymer foam and covered with a polymer film. The frame, attached with bolts, screws and nuts to the front pillars and the base of the body, is included in the load-bearing structure of the body. Air ducts of the heating system are attached to the frame of the instrument panel (conditioning) and ventilation.
WARNING: In zone a (see fig. 11.1) front passenger airbag can be installed on the instrument panel. Improper removal of the instrument panel or repair of its individual components may cause unexpected deployment of the airbag, which, in turn, may lead to injury.
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