Contents: Removal ↡ Installation ↡
Removal
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
2. Remove the handle 1 of the headlight switch (figure 8.1).
3. Remove the left cover 2.
4. Unscrew nut 3 with gasket 4 securing switch 5.
5. Remove the right cover 6.
6. Remove the center cover 7.
7. Unscrew screws 8 and 9.
8. Move the instrument panel 10 forward.
9. Remove the headlight switch.
10. Mark and disconnect the 11I wiring connectors from the instrument cluster.
11. Mark the indicator bulbs 12 and remove them together with the sockets.
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12. Remove the speedometer drive cable 13 and disconnect the wiring connector 14 from the tachograph 15.
13. Remove the instrument panel 10.
Installation
14. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
Figure 8.1. Instrument panel: 1 - Headlight switch handle; 2 - Left cover; 3 - Nut; 4 - Gasket; 5 - Headlight switch; 6 - Right cover; 7 - Central cover; 8, 9 - Screws; 10 - Instrument panel; 11, 14 - Wiring connectors; 12 - Indicator lights; 13 - Speedometer drive cable; 15 - Tachograph.