Preliminary work
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Porsche Macan and 2015 Porsche Macan. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
If only the fresh air/recirculated air/ram air housing will be removed:
- Remove glove compartment → 681519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING GLOVE COMPARTMENT .
- Remove footwell outlet vent at the front right → 805519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT FOOTWELL OUTLET VENT
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If the entire heating/fresh-air unit will be removed:
- Disconnect battery ground strap → 270519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING BATTERY SENSOR .
- Drain refrigerant → 870317 DRAINING AND FILLING REFRIGERANT .
- Drain coolant → 193817 DRAINING AND FILLING COOLANT .
- Remove cowl panel cover → 508719 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COWL PANEL COVER .
- Remove center plenum panel wall → 508119 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CROSS PANEL (DISASSEMBLING PLENUM PANEL) .
- Disconnect heat exchanger supply hose at the connection point for the passenger compartment → 803019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPLY HOSE .
- Disconnect heat exchanger return hose at the connection point for the passenger compartment → 803219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING HEAT EXCHANGER RETURN HOSE .
- Remove front footwell outlet vent (at the left and right) → 805519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT FOOTWELL OUTLET VENT .
- Remove dashboard bracket → 516819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING DASHBOARD BRACKET .