Cracking Noise, Instrument Panel

Cracking Noise In The Area Of The Dashboard

Repair instruction for 'cracking noise in the area of the dashboard'

Complaint
The cracking noise occurs when dashboard is heated up, usually on the right, once or also a number of times a day. See Fig. 1. The noise can be triggered when the road is uneven (bumps).

Cause: The cause is a felt strip that is too short being bonded to the plastic insert of the dashboard.

Repair instruction
Remove the fresh-air grill on the right-hand side in accordance with repair instructions RA6422139.

Remove the mounting bolts of the dashboard. This relaxes the dashboard.
Look to check whether the felt strip is correctly bonded. See Fig. 2.

If the felt strip is not correctly bonded, insert a new felt strip between the dashboard and support tube. Consult Fig. 3.

Bolt the dashboard back into place.

Series solution
For vehicles as of date of manufacture 14.07.2007, the modified felt strips are already fitted ex works.










Look to check whether the felt strip (1) is correctly bonded.

The felt strip (1) must separate the metal and the plastic on the entire contact surface.