Pic. 1.11. Vehicle controls: 1 - driver's airbag, sound signal; 2 - switch for outdoor lighting and direction indicators; 3 — the switch of a pillow of safety of the forward passenger; 4 — a key of blocking of back windows; 5 - brightness control of the instrument cluster backlight; 6 - remote control lever for the car radio; 7 — the lever of the switch of a screen wiper and washer; 8 - ignition lock with anti-theft device; 9 - emergency light alarm key; 10 - display; 11 - grille blowing the windshield; 12 - grille blowing side windows; 13 - side ventilation grille; 14 - front passenger airbag; 15 - central ventilation grille; 16 - glove box; 17 - car radio; 18 - control panel of the heating and ventilation unit (air conditioner); 19 — front ashtray; 20 - gearbox shift lever; 21 - cigarette lighter; 22 — electric drive of external rear-view mirrors; 23 - front seat heating control key; 24 - key control electric front windows; 25 - parking brake lever; 26 - hood opening lever; 27 - fuse block; 28 - pocket for small items; 29 - steering wheel adjustment lever; 30 - headlight corrector
Controls and devices of the car are presented on fig. 1.11.
Instrument cluster
Pic. 1.12. The instrument cluster of a car with a manual transmission: 1 - seat belt indicator; 2 - passenger airbag status indicator; 3 - health indicator of the front and side airbags; 4 — the indicator of inclusion of forward fog lamps; 5 - ABS health indicator; 6 - indicator for turning on the rear fog lights; 7 - indicator for turning on the glow plugs of a diesel engine; 8 — the indicator of inclusion of the left index of turn; 9 - mileage counter until the next maintenance, total mileage counter and engine oil level indicator; 10 — the indicator of inclusion of the right index of turn; 11 - engine self-diagnosis indicator; 12 - high beam indicator; 13 - indicator of the parking brake, low level of brake fluid and malfunction of the brake force regulator; 14 — the indicator of inclusion of a passing beam of headlights; 15 - battery discharge indicator; 16 - indicator of temperature and oil pressure in the engine; 17 - indicator of the presence of water in the fuel filter (diesel engine); 18 - indicator of excess temperature and drop in the level of the coolant; 19 - engine oil temperature gauge; 20 - button to control the mileage counter; 21 - fault indicator («Stop»); 22 - speedometer; 23 - coolant temperature gauge; 24 - tachometer; 25 - button for adjusting the brightness of the instrument cluster backlight; 26 - fuel gauge; 27 - minimum fuel level indicator
Pic. 1.13. The instrument cluster of a car with an automatic transmission: 1 - seat belt indicator; 2 - passenger airbag status indicator; 3 - health indicator of the front and side airbags; 4 — the indicator of inclusion of forward fog lamps; 5 - indicator of health of the ABS system; 6 - indicator for turning on the rear fog lights; 7 — the indicator of inclusion of the left index of turn; 8 - mileage counter until the next MOT, total mileage counter and engine oil level indicator; 9 — the indicator of inclusion of the right index of turn; 10 - engine self-diagnosis indicator; 11 - high beam indicator; 12 - indicator of the parking brake, low level of brake fluid and malfunction of the brake force regulator; 13 — the indicator of inclusion of a passing beam of headlights; 14 - battery discharge indicator; 15 - indicator of temperature and oil pressure in the engine; 16 - indicator of excess temperature and drop in the level of the coolant; 17 - indicator of the operation of the automatic transmission program; 18 - indicator of the position of the automatic transmission selector; 19 - control button for the odometer; 20 - fault indicator («Stop»); 21 - speedometer; 22 - coolant temperature gauge; 23 - tachometer; 24 - button for adjusting the brightness of the instrument cluster backlight; 25 - fuel gauge; 26 - indicator of the minimum fuel level
The type of instrument cluster depends on the volume and type of engine that the car is equipped with, as well as on the type of gearbox. Variants of a combination of devices of the car are resulted on fig. 1.12 and 1.13.
Note. The location of the instruments on the panel depends on the model of the car, the year of its manufacture, the type and model of the installed engine (see the owner's manual for the specific vehicle model).