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| 1. |
Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
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| 2. |
Recover the refrigerant with a recovery / recycling / charging station.
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| 3. |
When the engine is cool, drain the engine coolant from the radiator.
(Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Coolant")
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| 4. |
Remove the engine cover.
(Refer to Engine Mechanical System - "Engine Cover")
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| 5. |
Remove the bolts and the expansion valve (A) from the evaporator core.
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| 6. |
Press the lock pin and separate the heater hoses (A) from the heater
unit.
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| 7. |
Loosen the cowl cross member mounting bolts.
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| 8. |
Remove the floor console assembly.
(Refer to Body - "Floor Console Assembly")
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| 9. |
Remove the crash pad lower panel.
(Refer to Body - "Crash Pad Lower Panel")
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| 10. |
Remove both sides of the front pillar trim.
(Refer to Body - "Front Pillar Trim")
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| 11. |
Remove the cowl side trim.
(Refer to Body - "Cowl Side Trim")
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| 12. |
Remove the steering column shroud lower panel.
(Refer to Body - "Steering Column Shroud Panel")
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| 13. |
Remove the steering wheel.
(Refer to Steering System - "Steering Wheel")
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| 14. |
Remove the multifunction switch.
(Refer to Body Electrical System - "Multifunction Switch")
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| 15. |
Lower the steering column after loosening the mounting bolts.
(Refer to Steering System - "Steering Column and Shaft")
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| 16. |
Remove the shift lever assembly.
(Refer to Automatic Transmission System - "Shift Lever")
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| 17. |
Loosen the cowl cross bar mounting bolt.
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| 18. |
Disconnect the connectors (A) and the mounting clips in the front pillar.
[LH]
[RH]
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| 19. |
Disconnect the junction box connectors (A).
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| 20. |
Disconnect the multi box connectors (A).
[LH]
[RH]
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| 21. |
Disconnect the airbag control module (SRSCM) connector (A).
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| 22. |
Separate the blower motor connector (A) and loosen the blower unit mounting
bolts.
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| 23. |
Remove the drain hose (A).
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| 24. |
Loosen the bolts and remove the main crash pad and cowl cross bar assembly
(A) together.
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| 25. |
Disconnect the heater & blower unit connectors.
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| 26. |
Loosen the heater & blower unit mounting bolt.
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| 27. |
Loosen the mounting nuts and remove the heater & blower unit (A) from
the crash pad.
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| 28. |
Loosen the mounting screw and separate the heater unit (B) from the
blower unit (A).
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| 29. |
Install in the reverse order of removal.
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Component Location 1. Blower unit assembly Component Location 1. Intake seal 2.
Inspection 1. Connect the battery voltage and check the blower motor rotation. 2. If the blower motor does not operate well, substitute with a known-good blower motor and check for proper operation.
Inspection The following section describes how to diagnose faults using a diagnostic instrument. 1. Connect the cable of GDS to the data link connector in driver side crash pad lower panel, and turn on the GDS.
Replacement 1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. 2. Remove the heater unit assembly. (Refer to Heater - "Heater Unit") 3. Separate the evaporator temperature sensor connector (A), loosen the mounting screws and remove the eva