My mother recently purchased my brother's really fresh 2001 Ford Lynx Ghia and we're generally very happy with the car...

However I have a few questions about its gear ratios. Is the 5th a true 5th gear and not an overdrive? I noticed that at 3000rpm it runs at 100kph. On other cars 3000rpm will translate to about 120-130kph.

Another question and this is not related to the gear ratios anymore. I noticed that the lights on the A/C control panels kaput. How and where do I access that? Do I have to dismantle the entire gearshift/center console panel to reach it??

Input's very much appreciated... Thank you very much!!!!!!