Pic. 11.1. Dashboard: 1 - control unit for the headlight range control and the brightness of the illumination of the instrument cluster; 2 - lower overlay of the instrument panel; 3 - instrument cluster; 4 - upper lining of the instrument cluster; 5 - central overlay of the instrument panel; 6 - control unit for the heating, air conditioning and ventilation system; 7 - head unit of the audio system; 8 - display; 9 - decorative instrument panel; 10 - front passenger airbag; 11 - glove box
Dashboard (pic. 11.1) collapsible design, consisting of a decorative panel and a frame.
The decorative panel is a molded plastic piece bolted to the frame. With the help of removable elements, control devices, controls for the car and the heating, air conditioning and ventilation system, nozzles for the heating and air conditioning system, a glove box, as well as linings covering the nodes located under the instrument panel, or used to install devices and organs, are attached to the decorative panel. management.
On the reverse side, air ducts of the heating, air conditioning and ventilation system are attached to the decorative panel.
The frame, in turn, consists of steel reinforcement, to which steering elements, wire harnesses and devices of various vehicle electrical systems are attached. The frame is bolted to the front pillars, to the bulkhead shield, to the base of the body and is included in its power structure.