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Description & Operation: Notes

WARNING: Deactivate air bag system before performing any service operation. See AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS article. DO NOT apply electrical power to any component on steering column without first deactivating air bag system. Air bag may deploy.

Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) contains a microprocessor. Communication with other modules is transmitted over Class 2 serial data bus. Instrument cluster gauges and indicators are provided input from microprocessor or directly from sending units or sensors. See Fig 1 . Illumination lights, plugged into back of cluster, are serviceable, but no other components on cluster are serviceable. If any component on cluster is faulty, replace cluster.

Fig 1: Identifying Instrument Components
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