Passenger-side Front Heat Duct No. 1

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Disconnect the negative battery terminal and wait for 1 min or more. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION (US) .)
Remove the following parts:
1. A-pillar trim (See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
2. Front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
3. Front side trim (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
4. Passenger-side decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
5. Glove compartment (without passenger-side knee air bag module) (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
6. Dashboard under cover (See DASHBOARD UNDER COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
7. Passenger-side lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
8. Passenger-side knee air bag module (with passenger-side knee air bag module) (See KNee AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - US/CANADA SPEC.] .)
9. Driver-side decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
10. Selector lever knob (ATX) (See SELECTOR LEVER COMPONENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
11. Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
12. Console side panel (See CONSOLE SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
13. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
14. Front console box (See FRONT CONSOLE BOX REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
15. Cup holder (See CUP HOLDER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
16. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
17. Rear console (See REAR CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
18. Driver-side lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
19. Driver-side knee air bag module (See KNee AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - US/CANADA SPEC.] .)
20. Center lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
21. Driver-side air bag module (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - US/CANADA SPEC.] .) (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - US/CANADA SPEC.] .)
22. Steering wheel (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
23. Upper column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
24. Lower column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
25. Clock spring (See CLOCK SPRING REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - US/CANADA SPEC.] .)
26. Light switch (See LIGHT SWITCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
27. Wiper and washer switch (See WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
28. Joint cover (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
29. Steering shaft (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
30. Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
31. Center speaker grill (See SPEAKER GRILLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
32. Center display component (See CENTER DISPLAY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
33. Connectivity master unit (CMU) (See CONNECTIVITY MASTER UNIT (CMU) REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
34. Audio panel (See AUDIO PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
35. Climate control unit (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [FULL-AUTO AIR CONDITIONER (US)] .) (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [MANUAL AIR CONDITIONER (US)] .)
36. Dashboard side cover (See DASHBOARD SIDE COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
37. Rear heat duct No. 1 (See REAR HEAT DUCT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (US) .)
38. Windshield wiper arm and blade (See WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
39. Cowl grille (See COWL GRILLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
40. Dashboard (See DASHBOARD REMOVAL (US) .) (See DASHBOARD INSTALLATION (US) .)
Insert a flathead screwdriver in the position shown in the illustration, lift it up in the direction of the arrows.

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Detach the tabs and remove the passenger-side front heat duct No. 1.
Install in the reverse order of removal.