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Auxiliary Climate Control Housing




Auxiliary Climate Control Housing





Auxiliary Line Floorpan Connections









Auxiliary Climate Control Housing









Removal and Installation

All vehicles

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to Jacking and Lifting Service and Repair.

2. Drain the engine cooling system. For additional information, refer to Engine Cooling Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding.

3. Recover the refrigerant. For additional information, refer to Engine Cooling Air Conditioning (A/C) System Recovery, Evacuation and Charging.

4. Remove the LH quarter trim panel. For additional information, refer Interior Trim and Ornamentation Quarter Trim Panel.

Vehicles with power liftgate

5. Remove the 2 power liftgate motor assembly bolts and the power liftgate motor assembly nut. Position the power liftgate motor assembly aside.
- To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).





All vehicles

6. Remove the auxiliary evaporator line fitting nuts at the floorpan connection and disconnect the fittings.
- Discard the O-ring seals and gasket seals.

- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).

7. Release auxiliary heater line clamps and disconnect the auxiliary heater outlet and inlet lines at the auxiliary floorpan bracket.

8. Remove the 2 auxiliary line floorpan bracket nuts.
- To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).

9. Disconnect the auxiliary climate control housing electrical connector.

10. Remove the auxiliary floor duct pin-type retainer and the auxiliary floor duct.

11. Remove the 3 auxiliary climate control housing bolts.
- To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).

12. Remove the auxiliary climate control housing.

13. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install new gasket seals and O-ring seals.

- Add the correct amount of clean PAG oil to the refrigerant system. For additional information, refer to the Refrigerant Oil Adding procedure in Climate Control System - General Information and Diagnostics Refrigerant Oil Adding.

14. Fill the engine coolant level. For additional information, refer to Engine Cooling Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding.

15. Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system. For additional information, refer to Climate Control System - General Information and Diagnostics Air Conditioning (A/C) System Recovery, Evacuation and Charging.