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Air Conditioning Control Assembly: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL 
    CAUTION: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.

    HINT:

    At the time of installation, perform initialization (see INITIALIZATION ).

    NOTE: Certain systems need to be initialized after disconnecting and reconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.
  2. REMOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL REGISTER 
    1. Disengage the 12 clips and remove the center resistors, then disconnect the connectors.
      Fig 1: Removing Center Resistors
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  3. REMOVE INTEGRATION CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY 
    1. Remove the 4 bolts.
    2. Disengage the 7 clips and remove the integration control panel assembly, then disconnect the connectors.
      Fig 2: Removing Integration Control Panel Assembly Bolts
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  4. REMOVE A/C AMPLIFIER ASSEMBLY (w/ Navigation System) 
    1. Disconnect the connector clamp.
    2. Remove the 3 screws, 4 bolts and radio receiver bracket LH.
      Fig 3: Removing Screws, Bolts & Radio Receiver Bracket LH
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    3. Remove the 2 screws and A/C amplifier.
      Fig 4: Removing Screws & A/C Amplifier
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  5. REMOVE MULTI-DISPLAY (w/ Navigation System) 
    1. Remove the 2 screws, 2 bolts and EMV.
      Fig 5: Removing Screws, Bolts & EMV
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  6. REMOVE INTEGRATION CONTROL PANEL (w/ Navigation System) 
    1. Disconnect the connector clamps.
    2. Remove the screw, the 2 bolts and radio receiver bracket RH.
    3. Remove the integration control panel from the radio receiver.
      Fig 6: Removing Integration Control Panel From Radio Receiver
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  7. REMOVE HEATER CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY (w/o Navigation System) 
    1. Disconnect the connector clamp.
    2. Remove the 6 bolts and radio receiver bracket LH.
      Fig 7: Removing Bolts & Radio Receiver Bracket LH
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    3. Disconnect the connector clamp.
    4. Remove the 6 bolts and radio receiver bracket RH.
    5. Remove the heater control panel.
      Fig 8: Removing Bolts & Radio Receiver Bracket RH
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