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Air Register: Service and Repair

Air Vent Grille

REMOVAL

1. CENTER GRILLE ASSEMBLY

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the interior trims when removing.

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. On manual A/C models, disconnect the control cables from both sides of the heater and cooling unit assembly.






3. Remove the panel center assembly.

CAUTION: Do not put your finger on the fin of the air vent grille. Doing so may damage the fin.

1. Insert a plastic remover to the three areas shown by the arrows, and lift up the panel center assembly slightly.
2. With the panel center assembly lifted up slightly, release the claw by using a clip remover wrapped with protective tape.
3. Release the rest of the claws, and remove the panel center assembly.






4. Release the claws, and then remove the grille assembly - CTR ventilation from the panel center assembly.






2. SIDE GRILLE ASSEMBLY
Release the claws, and then remove the grille assembly - ventilation RH.
- LH






- RH






INSTALLATION

CAUTION: After installing the panel center assembly or grille assembly - ventilation, check that the air vent grille is inserted correctly into the air vent duct.

Install each part in the reverse order of removal.