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Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Description and Operation

The instrument panel houses the controls for most of the vehicle's electrical, as well as some mechanical systems. The glove compartment is located in the lower RH side of the instrument panel. The center of the instrument panel houses the audio, the A/C, and heating system controls. The LH side of the instrument panel houses the instrument cluster and the steering column. The ventilation ducts are routed through their respective sides of the instrument panel.