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Instrument Panel Vents and Air Ducts






Instrument Panel Vents and Air Ducts

Removing and installing air ducts (to remove, floor mat and front seats must be removed depending on installation location of air duct and vent).

Removing and installing vents and air ducts of door trim panels, instrument panel and in "B" pillars

Air duct to and in instrument panel is differs in "Basic" and " Comfort" versions A/C systems

Air duct in vehicle varies in vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.





1 Instrument panel defroster vents

2 Vent for indirect ventilation

Installed only in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system.

3 Vent to rear door window

4 Vent to right door trim

See item "8"

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

5 Instrument panel vent, right

6 Instrument panel vent, "center"

7 Instrument panel vent, left

8 Vent to left door trim

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

9 Vent to left door window

10 Air duct under instrument panel

Versions vary in vehicles with "Basic" and "Comfort " version A/C system and in vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit

11 Air duct to right door trim

Installed only in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit

12 Air duct in right door trim

Installed only in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit

13 Air channel in right "B" pillar trim

Air duct to vent in right "B" pillar

Different versions on vehicles with or without rear heating & A/C unit.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit

Not present in vehicles with "Basic" version A/C system

14 Right rear footwell vent

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit

15 Air channel to right rear footwell vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

16 Air channel to left rear footwell vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

17 Left rear footwell vent

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit

18 Intermediate piece in air duct to center console vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

19 Vent in center console, rear (rear upper body vent)

Removing and installing

Different oncoming flow (vent is supplied with air from front heating & A/C unit in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit, from rear heating & A/C unit in vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit)

On vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit, no flaps and no control motors are installed

20 Rear air duct to center console vent

Installed only in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit

21 Front air duct to center console vent

Installed only in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit

22 Left front footwell vent

23 Air duct to left footwell vents

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

On vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit, connection for air channel to rear footwell vent is sealed.

24 Intermediate piece in air duct to left rear footwell vent.

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

25 Intermediate piece in air duct to right rear footwell vent.

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

26 Air duct to right footwell vents

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

On vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit, connection for air channel to rear footwell vent is sealed.

27 Right footwell vent

28 Air duct under center instrument panel

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

On vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit, connection for air channel to center console vent is sealed.

29 Intermediate piece under center instrument panel

Different versions on vehicles with or without rear heating & A/C unit.

Versions vary on vehicles with a "Comfort" and " Basic" version A/C system. Vent for indirect ventilation is not installed in center console on vehicles with "Basic" version A/C system.

On vehicles with "Comfort" version front A/C control head Climatronic Control Module (J255), air flow is regulated to the indirect ventilation air vents via the Indirect Ventilation Flap Motor (V213).

On vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system, Indirect Ventilation Flap Motor (V213) is fastened to this intermediate piece.

30 Air duct to left door trim

Installed only in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit

31 Air duct in left door trim

Installed only in vehicles with "Comfort" version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit

32 Air channel in left "B" pillar trim

Air duct to vent in left "B" pillar

Different versions on vehicles with or without rear heating & A/C unit.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit

Not present in vehicles with "Basic" version A/C system