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Climate Control Assembly

Special Service Tool(s) Required






Description Tool Number
Temperature control cable Removal Tool T94P-18532-A

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the trim strip located above the A/C control and glove compartment area.
3. Remove two screws retaining the center finish trim panel to the instrument panel.
4. Remove the center finish trim panel.
5. Remove four screws retaining the A/C control to the instrument panel and pull the A/C control away from the instrument panel far enough to gain access to the back of the A/C control.
6. Disconnect the electrical hardshell connectors from the function control switch and the heater blower motor switch.
7. Disconnect the A/C plenum vacuum harness from the A/C control.

Temperature Cable Removal:






8. Remove the A/C temperature cable from the A/C control using Temperature Control Cable Removal Tool T94P- 18532-A and a small flat-bladed screwdriver. Insert Temperature Control Cable Removal Tool T94P-18532-A around the temperature cable head to release two of the retaining tabs. Using a small flat-bladed screwdriver, release the third retaining tab and remove the A/C temperature cable from the A/C control.
9. Remove the A/C control.

INSTALLATION
1. Connect the A/C plenum vacuum harness to the A/C control.
2. Connect the A/C temperature cable to the A/C control. Make sure all temperature control components are in the full warm position before installing the A/C temperature cable. Push the A/C temperature cable onto the A/C control until an audible click is heard.
3. Install the electrical hardshell connectors to the heater blower motor switch and the function control switch.
4. Insert the A/C control into the opening in the instrument panel.
5. Install four screws which retain the A/C control to the instrument panel.
6. Install the center finish trim panel to the instrument panel.
7. Install two screws retaining the center finish trim panel to the instrument panel.
8. Install the trim strip above the A/C control and glove compartment area (push on).
9. Connect the battery ground cable.

NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may have to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.

10. Check the system for proper operation.
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