Removing the splash guard

Raise the vehicle.

Loosen the protective cover under the engine by removing the screws, 7 pcs.

Fig 1: Identifying Protective Engine Cover Screws

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Remove the screws, 2 pcs., for the front protective cover.

Press in the catches in the cover's front edge and then pull backward.

Fig 2: Identifying Cable Channel And Sub-Frame

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Remove the screw, 1 pc. for the cable channel and loosen the cable channel from the sub-frame.

On certain versions: remove or loosen the control module box's air channel from the sub-frame.

Fig 3: Identifying Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor

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Remove: 

• the low and high pressure hoses from the AC-compressor and fold them aside
• the connector for the AC-compressor's magnet clutch
• the screws, 4 pcs., from the AC-compressor.

Hold aside the cable channel and remove the AC-compressor by extracting it between the sub-frame and body.