Repair Procedures: Replacement
- Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
- Recover the refrigerant with a recovery/recycling/charging station.
- When the engine is cool, drain the engine coolant from the radiator.
(Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "COOLANT ")
- Remove the cowl top cover.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "COWL TOP COVER ")
- Loosen the mounting bolts and separate 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)
- Separate the heater hose (A).
- Loosen the cowl cross bar assembly mounting bolts (A).
- Remove the front seat assembly.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "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 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 ")
- Lower the steering column after loosening the mounting bolts.
(Refer to Steering System - "STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT ")
- Remove the front door scuff trim.
(Refer to Body (Interior and Exterior) - "DOOR SCUFF TRIM ")
- Remove the shift lever assembly.
(Refer to Automatic Transaxle System - Dial Type SBW - "REPAIR PROCEDURES ")
- Remove the accelerator pedal.
(Refer to Engine Control/Fuel System - "ACCELERATOR PEDAL ")
- Separate the floor carpet (A).
- Disconnect the SRSCM connector (A).
- Remove the rear heating duct (A).
- Disconnect the junction box connectors (A).
- Disconnect the connectors (A) and the mounting clips in the front pillar.
[LH]
[RH]
- Disconnect the multi box connectors (A).
[LH]
[RH]
- Remove the drain hose (A).
- Remove the lower mounting bolt of the blower unit.
Tightening torque:
3.9 - 5.9 N.m (0.4 - 0.6 kgf.m, 2.9 - 4.3 lb-ft)
[LH]
[RH]
- After loosening the bolts and nuts remove the crash pad and heater & blower unit assembly (A) together.
- Disconnect the heater & blower unit connectors.
[LH]
- Loosen the mounting screw and then remove the shower duct (A).
- Press the lock pin and then remove the driver's temperature control actuator (A), ADAS drive unit connector (B) and BLE unit connector (C).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the tilt unit connector (A) and IAU unit connector (B).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the console ON/OFF actuator connector (A) and driver's console temperature connector (B).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the vent actuator connector (A) and mode actuator (B).
[RH]
- Loosen the mounting screw and then remove the shower duct (A).
- Loosen the mounting nuts (A) and then remove the ADAS parking unit (B).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the ADAS parking unit connector (A).
- Disconnect the PTC heater mounting bolt (A), console temperature actuator connector (B) and console mode actuator connector (C).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the auto defogging actuator connector (A).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the intake actuator connector (A).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the temperature actuator connector (A), power mosfet connector (B) and heater control unit connector (C).
- Press the lock pin and then disconnect the blower motor connector (A).
- Loosen the mounting screw and then remove the shower duct (A).
- Loosen the heater & blower unit mounting bolt (A).
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 mounting screw and separate the blower unit (A) from the heater & blower unit assembly.
Tightening torque:
3.9 - 5.9 N.m (0.4 - 0.6 kgf.m, 2.9 - 4.3 lb-ft)
- Install in the reverse order of removal.
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- Replace any damaged clips (or retainers or fasteners).
- Make sure the hood latch release cable is connected properly.