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