Control Assembly: Service and Repair

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, REFER TO AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELTS/AIRBAGS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Reach under the instrument panel near the driver side of the floor panel transmission tunnel and unplug the heater-A/C control to heater-A/C housing vacuum harness connector.

Heater-A/C Control Vacuum Harness Routing:

3. While still reaching under the instrument panel, disengage the retainer on the heater-A/C control half of the vacuum harness from the hole in the center distribution duct.
4. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel. Refer to Cluster Bezel in the Removal and Installation of Instrument Panel Systems for the procedures.

Heater-A/C Control Remove/Install:

5. Remove the four screws that secure the heater-A/C control to the instrument panel.
6. Pull the heater-A/C control assembly away from the instrument panel far enough to access the connections on the back of the control.
7. Unplug the wire harness connector from the back of the heater-A/C control.
8. On vehicles with heated mirrors, unplug the heated mirror wire harness connector from the back of the heater-A/C control.
9. Remove the heater-A/C control from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Plug the wire harness connector(s) into the receptacle(s) on the back of the heater-A/C control.
2. Route the heater-A/C vacuum harness through the hole in the reinforcement below the heater-A/C control opening of the instrument panel.
3. Position the heater-A/C control in the instrument panel and secure it with four screws. Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
4. Reinstall the cluster bezel to the instrument panel. Refer to Cluster Bezel in the Removal and Installation of Instrument Panel Systems for the procedures.
5. Reach under the instrument panel to reinstall the heater-A/C control vacuum harness retainer to the side of the center distribution duct.
6. Plug in the two halves of the heater-A/C control to heater-A/C housing vacuum harness connector
7. Connect the battery negative cable.

HEATER-A/C CONTROL KNOB
Each of the three heater-only or heater-A/C control knobs can be removed for service replacement.
1. Rotate the control knob to its full clockwise position.
2. Grasp the knob firmly and pull it straight out from the control.
3. Reverse the removal procedures to install.