We always use a Garmin GPS as our primary device, so it dawned on me that its power supply should be up on the dash, rather than hanging a cable down to the ashtray. So we installed a new 12v receptacle here, which is almost exactly where Mercedes installs them on the passenger vans.
In case you’ve wondered what’s in the Revel’s center console or need to do some work in there, here are some pictures.
Note: all of the screws in the dash are a small Torx size, there are no Philips at all.
The center of the dash is fastened in place solely by about 8 clips. Use some plastic panel poppers to work around the edges, the clips will pop out, and the entire dash face will come off.
The upgraded audio system doesn’t actually fit like the OEM system and it causes the climate control panel (the 3 big knobs here) to ride too low. This means that the knobs won’t turn freely because they are getting pinched. The fix for this is to move the climate unit out of MB’s designed place, and shift it up a notch, which is what WGO did. I won’t try to describe it in any more detail, but if anyone has trouble with this, they should get in touch with me and I can explain it more.
The climate module is attached with two screws along its bottom edge.
The touch screen is really just the display, and the brains of the unit is the black box in the dash with the HDMI port, down below.
