I have a 2014 28Z and just replaced my radio. There are indeed lights there for those controls. It is a Ford and important to see at night.
If I remember right there are three or four plugs in that area. The dash is a bear to get completely off but you should be able to pop it off and get to the connectors in that area pretty easily. The hardest part is getting the entire panel over the steering wheel
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