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When prying with a flat-tip screwdriver or use a prying trim tool, wrap it with protective tape, and apply protective tape around the related parts, to prevent damage. |
| 1. | Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. |
| 2. | Recover the refrigerant with a recovery / recycling / charging station.
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| 3. | When the engine is cool, drain the engine coolant from the radiator. (Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Coolant") |
| 4. | Remove the cowl top cover. (Refer to Body - "Cowl Top Cover") |
| 5. | Remove the bolts and the expansion valve (A) from the evaporator core.
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| 6. | Disconnect the heater hoses (A) from the heater unit.
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| 7. | Loosen the cowl cross member mounting bolts.
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| 8. | Remove the floor console assembly. (Refer to Body - "Floor Console Assembly") |
| 9. | Remove the crash pad lower panel. (Refer to Body - "Crash Pad Lower Panel") |
| 10. | Remove both sides of the front pillar trim. (Refer to Body - "Front Pillar Trim") |
| 11. | Remove the cowl side trim. (Refer to Body - "Cowl Side Trim") |
| 12. | Remove the steering column shroud lower panel. (Refer to Body - "Steering Column Shroud Panel") |
| 13. | Remove the steering wheel. (Refer to Steering System - "Steering Wheel") |
| 14. | Remove the multifunction switch. (Refer to Body Electrical System - "Multifunction Switch") |
| 15. | Lower the steering column after loosening the mounting bolts. (Refer to Steering System - "Steering Column and Shaft") |
| 16. | Remove the shift lever assembly. (Refer to Automatic Transmission System - "Shift Lever") |
| 17. | Remove the crash pad under cover [RH](A).
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| 18. | Remove the rear air duct (A).
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| 19. | Separate the floor carpet (A) to obtain space for removing the rear heating duct.
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| 20. | Loosen the mounting nuts and remove the front air duct (A).
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| 21. | Disconnect the airbag control module (SRSCM) connector (A).
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| 22. | Disconnect the junction box connectors (A).
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| 23. | Disconnect the multi box connectors (A). [Driver's side]
[Passenger's side]
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| 24. | Disconnect the connectors (A) and the mounting clips in the front pillar. [Driver's side]
[Passenger's side]
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| 25. | Remove the drain hose (A).
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| 26. | Loosen the cowl blower unit mounting bolts.
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| 27. | After loosening the bolts and nuts remove the main crash pad and cowl cross bar assembly (A) together.
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| 28. | Disconnect the heater & blower unit connectors.
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| 29. | Loosen the heater & blower unit mounting bolt (A).
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| 30. | Remove the heater and blower unit (A) from the crash pad after loosening the mounting nuts.
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| 31. | Separate the blower unit (B) from the heater unit (A) after loosening the screws.
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| 32. | To install, reverse the removal procedure. |
Component Location1. Heater unit assemblyCompoents1. Heater core cover2. Heater core & Seal assembly3. Mode actuator [LH]4. Temperature control actuator [LH]5.
Replacement1.Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. 2.Remove the heater and blower assembly.(Refer to Heater - "Heater Unit") 3.Loosen the mounting screws and remove the driver's temperature control actuator (A).
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