Instrument Cluster Removal And Refitting - Ford Scorpio Owner's Manual

6.34 Renewing the heater control light bulb
34 Renew the bulb, check for correct
operation, then refit the disturbed components
(see illustration).
Automatic transmission selector
light
35 Carefully pull off the selector housing.
Remove the selector knob by unscrewing it.
36 Release the selector indicator plate, which
is secured by two clips. Remove the indicator
plate by sliding it up the selector stalk.
37 Remove the selector guide plate, which is
secured by four screws. Extract the bulbholder
and renew the bulb (see illustration).
38 An alternative means of access is by
removing the centre console.
39 Refit by reversing the removal operations.
Rear console light
40 Remove the rear heater control lever knob
by pulling it off.
41 Remove the rear console panel, which is
secured by two screws at the top.
42 Free the bulbholder by twisting it anti-
clockwise. Renew the wedge base bulb.
43 Refit the bulbholder and the other
disturbed components.
Hazard warning switch light
44 Remove the steering column upper
shroud, which is secured by three screws.
45 Make sure that the switch is in the "off"
position, then pull off the switch cap.
46 Pull out the wedge base bulb and press in
the new one.
7.4b Removing the instrument cluster
6.37 Automatic transmission selector with
bulbholder displaced
47 Refit the switch cap and the steering
column upper shroud.
Clock light
48 If the clock is in the instrument panel,
renewal is as described for the other
instrument panel lights.
49 To renew the light bulb in the overhead
type of clock, first remove the overhead
console.
50 Remove the back of the clock, which is
secured by two screws, for access to the bulb.
51 Renew the bayonet fitting bulb (see
illustration). Refit the back of the clock, then
refit the overhead console.
7 Instrument cluster - removal
and refitting
Models before April 1992
1 Although not essential, it is wise to
disconnect the battery negative lead.
2 Remove the instrument panel surround,
which is secured by four screws. Disengage
the switch symbol illumination light from the
surround.
3 Remove the four screws which secure the
instrument cluster.
4 Partly withdraw the instrument cluster,
disconnect the multi-plugs and remove the
cluster (see illustrations). The multi-plugs are
colour coded and not interchangeable; when a
graphic display module is fitted, its multi-plug
7.6a Disconnect the dimmer switch wiring
connector as the surround is removed
Body electrical system 13•9
6.51 Renewing the clock bulb
has a red locking mechanism which must be
retracted before the plug
disconnected.
5 Refit by reversing the removal operations.
Models from April 1992
6 For these models, note the following points:
a) The instrument cluster surround is
retained by two screws and two clips. It
will also be necessary to disconnect the
panel dimmer switch (see illustration).
b) When removing the cluster note that it will
also be necessary to release the retaining
clip and disconnect the speedometer
cable (see illustration). On refitting push
the cable back into position and check
that it is securely held in position with the
retaining clip.
7.4a Instrument cluster viewed through
windscreen to show multi-plugs
7.6b Release the retaining clip and
disconnect the cable from the cluster
can be
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