Heater Unit: Replacement
- Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
- Recover the refrigerant with a recovery/recycling/charging station.
(Refer to Air Conditioning System - "REFRIGERANT RECOVERY/RECYCLING/CHARGING/VACUUM ")
- When the engine is cool, drain the engine coolant from the radiator.
(Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "COOLANT ") [G 2.5 T-GDI Specification]
(Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "COOLANT ") [G 3.5 T-GDI Specification]
- 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).
Tightening torque:
16.7 - 25.5 N.m (1.7 - 2.6 kgf.m, 12.3 - 18.8 lb-ft)
- 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 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 & SHAFT ")
- Remove the accelerator pedal.
(Refer to Engine Control/Fuel System - "ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR (APS) ")
- Remove the rear air duct (B) and separate the floor carpet (A).
- Remove the rear heating duct (A).
- Loosen the mounting nut, remove the floor console duct (A).
- Disconnect the SRSCM connector (A).
- Disconnect the junction box connectors (A).
- Disconnect the multi box connectors (A).
[LH]
[RH]
- Disconnect the connectors (A) and the mounting clips in the front pillar.
[LH]
[RH]
- Separate 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.
- Remove the IBU.
(Refer to Engine Electrical System - "INTEGRATED BODY CONTROL UNIT (IBU) ")
- Remove the heater control unit.
(Refer to Controller - "HEATER CONTROL UNIT ")
- Remove the shower duct.
[LH]
- Loosen the mounting screw, remove the shower duct (A).
[RH]
- Loosen the mounting screw, remove the shower duct (A).
- Loosen the mounting screw, remove the shower duct (A).
- Disconnect the heater and blower unit connectors.
- Disconnect the smart key antenna connector (A).
- Disconnect the joint connector (A).
- Disconnect the console temperature control actuator connector (A) and console ON/OFF actuator connector (B).
- Disconnect the evaporator temperature sensor connector (A).
- Disconnect the console mode control actuator connector (A).
- Disconnect the passenger temperature control actuator connector (A) and console temperature control actuator A connector (B).
- Disconnect the power mosfet connector (A) and heater control unit connector (B).
- Disconnect the passenger mode control actuator connector (A).
- Disconnect the intake actuator connector (A).
- Disconnect the blower motor connector (A).
- Disconnect the smart key antenna connector (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 heater unit (A).
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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- Make sure that each of the assembly components operates properly.
- Replace any damaged clips (or pin-type retainers).