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: 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: Locating Airbag Control Module Connector
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Disconnect the connector (A) and the mounting clips in the front pillar.
[Driver's]

Fig 3: Locating Front Pillar Connector (Driver'S)
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[Passenger's]

Fig 4: Locating Front Pillar Connector (Passenger'S)
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Disconnect the passenger compartment junction box connectors (A).

Fig 5: Locating Passenger Compartment Junction Box Connectors
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Disconnect the multi box connectors (A).
[Driver's]

Fig 6: Locating Multi Box Connectors (Driver'S)
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[Passenger's]

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

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

Fig 9: Locating 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: Locating Blower Motor Connector
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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: Locating Temperature Control Actuator And Mode Control Actuator Connectors
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3. Disconnect the auto defogging sensor connector (A) and then remove the wiring mounting clips.
  
  Fig 12: Locating 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: Locating Intake Actuator, Cluster Ionizer And Power Mosfet Connectors
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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 Heater Or Blower Unit And Cowl Cross Bar 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, then enter the customer's radio station presets.