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1. Pop the hood of your BMW and disconnect the battery terminals. Sit in the drivers seat and lower the steering wheel to its lowest position within the steering column.
2. Locate the bezel around the outskirts of the instrument cluster. This can come in either plastic or rubber. Remove the two screws attached to the bezel with a Phillips screwdriver. Pull the bezel out of the dashboard.
3. Remove the three mounting screws which fix the instrument cluster to the dashboard. Slide the panel out and remove the battery connector from the rear. You can either pull it out with your hand or use a screwdriver to pop it out.
4. Pull the instrument cluster fully out of the dashboard. Clean the space left in the dashboard with a cloth to ensure there is no dust or debris, which can get into the instrument cluster.
5. To reattach the instrument cluster or insert a new one, install the cluster following the removal steps in reverse.

1. Determine whether the full instrument cluster needs to be replaced. If some of them bulbs arent working then you simply need to replace the broken bulbs. Open the hood and use the wrench to remove the bolt clamp from the negative terminal. Lift the negative cable from the terminal.
2. Lower the steering wheel to its lowest possible position within the steering column. Use a phillips-head screwdriver to remove the two screws fixed to the bezel. The bezel will either be rubber or plastic. You can find the bezel on the dashboard around the instrument cluster.
3. Remove the three mounting screws which fix the cluster to the dash. Slide the cluster out of the dash. Unhook the electrical connector from the back of the cluster.
4. If the bulbs in the cluster are what needs repairing, simply unscrew the damaged bulbs and replace them with full functioning LEDs. If the problem is worse then simply replace the full cluster.
5. To install the cluster and bezel, simply follow the removal steps in reverse. Reattach the negative cable to the negative battery terminal. Turn on the engine to check that the instrument cluster now works correctly.

1. Open up the hood of your Audi A6. Locate the battery and the terminals connected to it. Loosen the bolt which fixes the negative cable to the terminal with a wrench. Lift the cable away from the terminal.
2. Locate the rubber bezel on the dashboard. You will find the bezel around the edges of the instrument cluster. Lift the bezel from around the dash and place it in a safe area for reattachment later.
3. Find the three screws attached to the instrument cluster and use the screwdriver to remove them. Disconnect the electrical connector from the rear of the panel and remove the instrument cluster from the dashboard.
4. Replace any damaged bulbs by turning the bulb in a counterclockwise direction until it comes free from the cluster. Install the new bulbs by turning them in the opposite direction until they lock in place.
5. Reattach the instrument cluster or install a completely new one by following the removal steps in reverse. Attach the negative cable to the battery terminal. Turn on the engine to check that the instrument cluster works correctly.