Climate Control Unit Removal/Installation

Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5] .)
Remove the following parts:
1. Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
2. Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
3. Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL .) (See UPPER PANEL INSTALLATION .)
4. Rear console (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
5. Shift lever knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [C66M-R] .)
6. Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
7. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
8. Front console box (See FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
9. CD player (with CD player) (See CD PLAYER REMOVAL .) (See CD PLAYER INSTALLATION .)
10. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
11. Front console (See FRONT CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Press the tab down, then slide the wire off the link.

Fig 1: Pressing Tab Down
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Remove the wire from the wire clamp.
Remove the screws.

Fig 2: Removing Screws
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Remove the climate control unit.
Disconnect the connectors.
Pull out the air mix wire and airflow mode wire from the hole.

Fig 3: Pulling Out Air Mix Wire And Airflow Mode Wire From Hole
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Remove the indicator unit from the climate control unit. (See INDICATOR UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Install in the reverse order of removal.
Verify that the dial operation is correct by fully turning each of the dials from one end to the other.