Control Assembly: Service and Repair

Fig 43 Center Bezel Removal/Installation:

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REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Open the glove box and remove the glove box stop bumpers to roll down the glove box.
3. Reach through the glove box opening and unplug the vacuum harness connector.
4. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide-bladed flat tool, gently pry the instrument panel center bezel away from the instrument panel to release the six snap clip retainers.
5. Remove the center bezel from the vehicle.
6. Release the vacuum harness push-in retainer from the instrument panel directly beneath the heater-A/C control.

Fig 44 Heater-A/C Controls Removal/Installation:

7. Remove the four screws that secure the heater- A/C control to the instrument panel.
8. Pull the heater-A/C control assembly away from the instrument panel far enough to access the connections.

Fig 45 Heater-A/C Control Connections:

9. Unplug the wire harness connector from the back of the heater-A/C control assembly.
10. Release the temperature control cable housing flag retainer latch on the receptacle on the back of the heater-A/C control and disengage the flag retainer from the receptacle.
11. Rotate the heater-A/C control assembly to align the cable core with the slot on the end of the temperature control lever and remove the cable end from the lever.
12. Reaching through the glove box opening, carefully guide the heater-A/C control half of the vacuum harness around any obstacles while removing the heater-A/C control from the front of the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Connect the temperature control cable core end to the temperature control lever on the back of the heater-A/C controls.
2. Snap the temperature control cable housing flag retainer into the receptacle on the back of the heater-A/C controls.
3. Plug in the wire harness connector to the back of the heater-A/C control.
4. Route the vacuum harness through the instrument panel opening and reinstall the vacuum harness push-in retainer.
5. Reach through the glove box opening and plug in the vacuum harness connector
6. Roll up the glove box and reinstall the glove box stop bumpers.
7. Install the beater-A/C controls to the instrument panel and secure with four screws. Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
8. install the instrument panel center bezel.
9. Connect the battery negative cable.