3233175 - S61 DASHBOARD CREAKING
When the car is moving, especially on rough ground or during acceleration or braking, there is noise from the area of the dashboard.| Results of the tests | ||||
| 0 | PRELIMINARY CHECKS | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road test the vehicle to try and identify the area where the creaking is coming from.For example, press the various parts described, checking whether the creaking disappears | Move directly onto the step involvedEnd of diagnosis | The creaking is not located | Continue to Step 1 | |
| Noise coming from one of the front doors | See table S62 | |||
| 1 | DASHBOARD/WINDSCREEN MATCHING CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the gap between the lower area of the windscreen and the dashboard is correct: it should be possible to pass a piece of card through this opening | Continue to Step 2 | Dashboard fixing faulty | Renew the felt behind the dashboard in the contact area with the windscreen | |
| 2 | VENT FIXINGS CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check the condition of the tabs fixing the air vents to the dashboard | Continue to Step 3 | Vents fixing faulty | Renew the felt or replace the damaged vents (see Assembly 5010C) | |
| 3 | INSTRUMENTS FIXINGS CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the three instrument modules behind the steering wheel are correctly fixed: in particular, make sure that the felt is fitted in the dashboard matching area | Continue to Step 4 | Instrument fixings behind the steering wheel faulty | Restore the correct fixing for the instruments.Renew any felt, if necessary (see Assembly 5560B) | |
| Check instrument fixings behind the steering wheel faulty | Restore the correct fixing of the check instrument.Renew any felt, if necessary (see Assembly 5560C) | |||
| 4 | STEERING COLUMN COVER FIXING CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
Check that the steering column cover is correctly fixed to the dashboard: in particular, make sure that the following are present:
| Continue to Step 5 | Fixing faulty | Restore the correct fixing to the dashboard. Restore any felt, if necessary Op. 7040A26 | |
| 5 | CENTRE COVER FIXINGS CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
Check that the cover for the centre console in the dashboard is correctly fixed, in particular make sure that the following are present:
| Continue to Step 6 | Centre console fixing faulty | Restore the correct fixing Renew any felt, if necessary Op. 7040A60 | |
| Centre instrument module fixing faulty | Restore the correct fixing Op. 5560C51 | |||
| 6 | CLIMATE CONTROL CONTROLS FIXING CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the climate control control unit is correctly fixed (or the heater controls) in the dashboard | Continue to Step 7 | Climate control control unit fixing faulty | Restore the correct fixing Op. 5040D18 | |
| Heater controls fixing faulty | Restore the correct fixing Op. 5020B10 | |||
| 7 | GLOVE COMPARTMENT CHECK | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the glove compartment and the flap are correctly fixed in the dashboard: in particular, make sure that the rubber mounting is fitted | Continue to Step 8 | Glove compartment fixing faulty | Restore the correct fixing of the glove compartment in the dashboard. Renew any felt, if necessary Op. 7040A31 | |
| Flap fixing faulty | Restore the correct fixing of the compartment flap in the dashboard. Renew any felt, if necessary Op. 7040A14 | |||
| The flap does not shut properly | Adjust the striker Op. 7040A33 | |||
| 8 | CHECK CORRECT OPERATION | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the fault is no longer present | End of diagnosis | Fault persists | Search for the fault starting from another symptom' | |