Volvo S80 - Replacing an instrument panel bulb in heating and air conditioning controls panel

Need to replace a burned out bulb that lights the air flow control buttons and portions of the temperature control knobs on the heating, ventilation and air conditiioning (HVAC) electronic climate control (ECC) panel. Carefully popping up the gearshift surround exposed two screws that fasten the bottom of the ECC panel. Removing the two screws freed up the bottom of the panel from the bottom of the instruments tower. However, the top of the panel appears to be secured somehow underneath the sound system controls panel. Feels like maybe a spring clip holds it, but not sure. Found no other screws so far. I carefully started pulling the ECC panel to separate it from the sound system controls panel, but after about 1/4 inch of movement met greater resistance. Don't want to break anything. Anyone no how I can finish removing the ECC panel and get to the burned out bulb?

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Thomas
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You are doing the right thing. To ease the removal you pull out a bit at the bottom of the panel, so you can put in af finger or two between the side of it and the instrumentpanel. At that angle you pull downwards, and you have to pull hard. Its secured by four metal clips at the top.

Its not uncommon that some of the plastic break, then Volvo recommends to fix it with thick double adhesive tape on both the panel and the console. That secures the panel again.

Niels

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Niels Bengaard

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