Repair Procedures: Replacement
- Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
- Recover the refrigerant with a recovery/recycling/charging station.
- When the engine cools down, drain the engine coolant from the radiator.
(Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "COOLANT ")
- Remove the cowl top cover.
(Refer to Body - "COWL TOP COVER ")
- Remove the front wiper motor.
(Refer to Body Electrical System - "FRONT WIPER MOTOR ")
- Loosen the mounting bolts, remove the expansion valve (A) from the evaporator core.
Tightening torque:
8.8 - 13.7 N.m (0.9 - 1.4 kgf.m, 6.5 - 10.1 lb-ft)
- Remove the heater hose (A).
- Loosen the cowl cross member mounting bolts.
- Remove the front seat assembly.
(Refer to Body - "FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY ")
- Remove the floor console assembly.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "FLOOR CONSOLE ASSEMBLY ")
- Remove the front pillar trim.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "FRONT PILLAR TRIM ")
- Remove the front door scuff trim
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "DOOR SCUFF TRIM ")
- Remove the cowl side trim.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "COWL SIDE TRIM ")
- Remove the crash pad lower panel.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "CRASH PAD LOWER PANEL ")
- Remove the crash pad center panel.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "CRASH PAD CENTER PANEL ")
- Remove the steering column shroud lower panel.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "STEERING COLUMN SHROUD PANEL ")
- Remove the steering wheel.
(Refer to Steering System - "STEERING WHEEL ")
- Remove the multifunction switch.
(Refer to Body Electrical System - "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ")
- Pull down the steering column after loosening the mounting nuts and through bolts.
(Refer to Steering System - "STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT ")
- Remove the accelerator pedal plug hole (A).
- Remove the accelerator pedal (A) after loosen the mounting bolt and nut.
- Disconnect the accelerator pedal connector (A).
- Remove the rear air duct (B), separate the floor carpet (A).
- Disconnect the airbag system control module connector (A).
- Remove the front tunnel pad (A) by pulling direction of arrow.
[LH]
[RH]
- Remove the rear heating duct (A).
- Separate the rear monitor connector (A), Detach the wiring harness (B) after remove the various clips.NOTE:
- (C) Take care not to change the left and right sides of the connector.
- Disconnect the junction box connectors (A).
- Disconnect the connectors (A) after loosen the mounting clip.
[Driver's side]
[Passenger's side]
- Disconnect the multi box connectors (A).
[Driver's side]
[Passenger's side]
- Remove the drain hose (A).
- Remove the blower unit lower mounting bolt (A).
Tightening torque:
3.9 - 5.9 N.m (0.4 - 0.6 kgf.m, 2.9 - 4.3 lb-ft)
[Driver's side]
[Passenger's side]
- Loosen the mounting bolts and nuts, remove the crash pad and heater & blower unit (A) together.
- Disconnect the various connector from the heater and blower unit.
[Driver's side]
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the console ON/OFF actuator connector (A), loosen the mounting screws, remove the console ON/OFF actuator.
- Loosen the mounting screw and remove the driver's side shower duct (A).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the auto defogging sensor actuator connector (A) and driver's temperature control actuator connector (B).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the driver's mode actuator connector (A) and (B).
[Passenger's side]
- Loosen the mounting screw and remove the passenger's side shower duct (A).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the console mode actuator connector (A), console temperature control actuator A connector (B).
- Press the lock pin, remove the console temperature control actuator connector (A).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the A/C-Heater bypass actuator connector (A).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the passenger's temperature control actuator connector (A).
- Disconnect the power mosfet connector (A).
- Disconnect the vent actuator connector (A).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the passenger's mode actuator connector (A).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the intake actuator connector (A).
- Disconnect the blower motor connector (A).
- Loosen the IBU mounting bolt and nut, connector (A), remove the IBU unit (B).
- Press the lock pin and disconnect the console ON/OFF actuator connector (A), loosen the mounting screws, remove the console ON/OFF actuator.
- Loosen the mounting bolt (A), remove the heater & blower unit.
Tightening torque:
3.9 - 5.9 N.m (0.4 - 0.6 kgf.m, 2.9 - 4.3 lb-ft)
- Loosen the mounting nuts and remove the heater & blower unit (A) from the crash pad.
Tightening torque:
3.9 - 5.9 N.m (0.4 - 0.6 kgf.m, 2.9 - 4.3 lb-ft)
- Loosen the screws and remove the heater unit (A) from the heater & blower assembly.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.
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- Make sure the connector are connected in properly.
- Replace any damaged clips.