Note:
- When removing and installing the instrument panel, follow the assembly drawing "Instrument panel", and when disassembling and assembling, follow the assembly drawing "Disassembling and assembling the instrument panel".
- The figures show the instrument panel for the Mazda BT-50. The arrangement of the components of the instrument panel of the Ford Ranger is similar.
Instrument panel.
1 - upper part of the steering column cover,
2 - lower part of the steering column casing,
3 - lamp,
4 - lamp socket,
5 - diffuser,
6 - central instrument panel trim,
7 - instrument cluster,
8 - windshield heating deflector,
9 - side air duct,
10 - central air duct,
11, 12 - ventilation grille.
Disassembly and assembly of the instrument panel.
1 - top storage compartment lid,
2 - cover,
3 - storage box,
4 - glove compartment illumination lamp,
5 - lower trim of the instrument panel on the driver's side,
6 - switch panel trim,
7 - microphone trim,
8 - overlay,
9 - instrument panel,
10 - instrument panel holder,
11 - spacer,
12 - bracket,
13 - holder,
14 - bracket,
15 - amplifier,
16 - upper instrument panel trim,
17 - finishing,
18 - instrument panel amplifier.
1. Disconnect the cable from the negative terminal of the battery.
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2. Remove the driver's airbag (see chapter "Supplementary Restraint System (SRS)").
3. Remove the front passenger airbag (see chapter "Supplementary Restraint System (SRS)").
4. Remove the steering wheel (see chapter "Steering").
5. Loosen the steering shaft mounting bolts and lower it (see chapter "Steering").
6. Remove the instrument cluster trim.
7. Remove the instrument cluster.
8. Remove the center console (see section "Central console").
9. Remove the glove box.
10. Loosen the bonnet lock cable mounting nut.
11. Remove the front pillar trims (see section "Interior trim").
12. Disconnect the fan unit and heater unit cables (see chapter "Air conditioning, heating and ventilation").
13. Remove the fuse box.
14. Loosen the bolts and remove the instrument panel.
- Tightening torque: 8-12 Nm
Note: Do not remove the instrument panel alone, it may fall and injure you.
15. If necessary, disassemble the instrument panel.
16. If necessary, remove the instrument panel reinforcement by unscrewing the mounting bolts.
- Tightening torque: 16-22 Nm
17. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
18. After installation, adjust the position of the fan unit and heater unit cables (see chapter "Air conditioning, heating and ventilation").