Removal And Installation: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Jeep Renegade. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbags, airbag curtains, knee blocker, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Refer to WARNING . Disconnect the IBS/negative battery cable assembly from the negative battery post, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
NOTE:
Automatic A/C heater control shown in illustration, manual A/C heater control similar.
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. If equipped with an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS), disconnect the IBS connector first before disconnecting the negative battery cable.
- Remove the radio. Refer to RADIO, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
- Reaching through the radio compartment to access the A/C heater control retaining clips (1a), disengage the four retainers (1a) while pulling the A/C heater control (1b) away from the instrument panel.
- Disconnect the HVAC wire harness connector (2) from the A/C heater control (1b) and remove the A/C heater control.