Fig. 11.1. Instrument panel: 1 – instrument cluster; 2 – document box; 3 – location of the front passenger airbag installation; 4 – storage box; 5 – instrument panel center console trim; 6 – audio system block; 7 – instrument panel trim
The decorative panel is a molded plastic part, screwed to a steel frame. The control devices, the vehicle controls and the heating (air conditioning) and ventilation system, the covers, the units located under the instrument panel, the heating and air conditioning nozzles and the storage boxes are attached to the decorative panel using removable elements.
The frame, in turn, consists of steel reinforcement and is covered with a polymer film. The frame, attached with bolts, screws and nuts to the front pillars and the base of the body, is part of the power structure of the body. The air ducts of the heating (air conditioning) and ventilation systems are attached to the frame of the instrument panel.
Warning! The front passenger airbag may be installed in the instrument panel. Unqualified removal of the instrument panel or repair of individual components may cause unexpected deployment of the airbag, which in turn may lead to injury.