Removal

1. Cars with A/C, drain the A/C system of refrigerant.
2. Remove the dashboard.
3. Cars with A/C, separate the A/C hoses at the lead-through in the bulkhead wail.
4. Install hose clips on the hoses by the heater box.
5. Remove the hoses from the heater box.
6. Blow compressed air through one of the hoses to empty the heater box of coolant.
7. Remove the draining hose.

8. Remove the knee guard on the driver's side.
9. Snip the cable ties and remove the rear air ducts on the floor in front of the heater box.
10. Remove the air ducts leading to the middle vent in the dashboard.
11. Remove the air ducts leading to the dashboard's side vents.

12. Remove the wiper arms.
13. Remove the cover over the bulkhead.
14. Remove the wiper unit.
15. Remove the nuts and bolts retaining the dashboard cross-member.
16. Remove the support by the climate control unit on the driver's side.

17. Cars with an airbag on the passenger's side: Remove the knee guard on the passenger's side.
18. Unplug the steering wheel pad and horn connectors.
19. Remove the bolt securing the steering column to the steering gear.
20. Remove the bolt securing the support on the steering column to the dashboard cross-member.
21. Remove the two nuts securing the steering column to the dashboard cross-member and lift it out.

NOTE: Do not separate the steering column.

22. Remove the four nuts securing the angular supports at the top of the pedal assembly.
23. Fold out the angular supports.

24. Fold cut the dashboard cross-member.
25. Remove the two screws securing the main fuse box to the dashboard cross-member.
26. Remove the dashboard cross-member. Make a note of how the cables are run.
27. Unplug the connectors on the climate control unit.
28. Remove the fresh-air filter.
29. Unplug the ventilation fan's connector.
30. Remove the two screws securing the climate control unit by the ventilation fan.
31. Remove the screw securing the climate control unit to the lower part of the bulkhead wall.
32. Lift out the climate control unit.