Repair Procedures: Replacement

CAUTION:

Put on gloves to protect your hands.

NOTE:

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.
Use a plastic panel removal tool to remove interior trim pieces to protect from marring the surface.
Take care NOT to bend or scratch the trim and panels.

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: "Cowl Top Cover").
Disconnect the expansion valve from the evaporator core.
(Refer to: Heating, Ventilation And Air Conditioning - "HEATER UNIT ").
Disconnect the inlet and outlet heater hoses from the heater unit.
(Refer to: Heating, Ventilation And Air Conditioning - "HEATER UNIT ").
Loosen the cowl cross member mounting bolts.

Fig 1: Identifying Cowl Cross Member Mounting Bolts
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Remove both sides of front seat assembly.
(Refer to: Front Seat - "FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY ").
Remove the main crash pad assembly.
(Refer to: Crash Pad - "MAIN CRASH PAD ASSEMBLY ").
Disconnect the steering column connectors.
(Refer to: Steering System - "STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT ").
Down the steering column after loosening the mounting bolts.
(Refer to: Steering System - "STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT ").
Remove the shift lever assembly.
(Refer to: Automatic Transaxle System - "SHIFT LEVER ").
Disconnect the airbag control module (SRSCM) connector (A).

Fig 2: Identifying Airbag Control Module (SRSCM) Connector
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Disconnect the connector (A) and the mounting clips in the front pillar.
[Drivers]

Fig 3: Identifying Drivers Front Pillar Connector
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[Passengers]

Fig 4: Identifying Passengers Front Pillar Connector
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Disconnect the passenger compartment junction box connectors (A).

Fig 5: Identifying Passenger Compartment Junction Box Connectors
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Disconnect the multi box connectors (A).
[Drivers]

Fig 6: Identifying Driver'S Multi Box Connectors
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[Passengers]

Fig 7: Identifying Passenger'S Multi Box Connectors
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Remove the drain hose (A).

Fig 8: Identifying Drain Hose Location
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After loosening the nuts and bolts remove the cowl cross bar and heater & blower unit (A) together.

Fig 9: Cowl Cross Bar And Heater & Blower Unit With Nuts And Bolts
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Disconnect the heater & blower unit connectors.
1. Disconnect the blower motor connector (A) and then remove the wiring mounting clips.
  
  Fig 10: Blower Motor Connector With Wiring Mounting Clips
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2. Disconnect the temperature control actuator (A), mode control actuator (B) connectors and then remove the wiring mounting clips.
  
  Fig 11: Temperature Control Actuator And Mode Control Actuator Mounting Clips
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3. Disconnect the auto defogging sensor connector (A) and then remove the wiring mounting clips.
  
  Fig 12: Identifying Auto Defogging Sensor Connector
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4. Disconnect the intake actuator (A), cluster ionizer connector (B), power mosfet (C) connectors and then remove the wiring mounting clips.
  
  Fig 13: Identifying Intake Actuator, Cluster Ionizer Connector And Power Mosfet
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Remove the heater and blower unit (A) from the cowl cross bar (B) after loosening the mounting nuts.

Fig 14: Locating Cowl Cross Bar, Heater And Blower Unit With Mounting Nuts
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Install in the reverse order of removal.
Information
- Make sure the crash pad fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure the crash pad wire harnesses are NOT pinched.
- Make sure the connectors are plugged in properly and the antenna lead is connected properly.
- Enter the anti-theft code for the radio, enter the customer's radio station presets.