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Heating and Ventilation Cables, Installing and Adjusting









NOTE:
- Cable sleeve ends are color coded.
- Check cables before installing. Replace binding or damaged cables.
- Attach cables to removed controls first and then attach to levers at heating and ventilation unit.
- All air flaps must audibly move onto end stops when turning controls.


1 - Central flap cable
- From air distribution rotary control to central flap
- Cable sleeve marking: Yellow
- Installing and adjusting, refer Fig. 3
2 - Footwell/defrost flap cable
- From air distribution rotary control to footwell/defrost flap
- Cable sleeve marking: Green
- Removing:
- Remove heating and ventilation controls.
- Unclip cable from controls
- Remove steering column trim.
- Unclip cable at heating and ventilation unit.
- Installing and adjusting, refer Fig. 2
3 - Heating and A/C controls
- Removing and installing
4 - Temperature flap cable
- From temperature rotary control to temperature flap
- Cable sleeve marking: Beige
- Installing and adjusting, refer Fig. 1

Fig. 1 Temperature flap cable, installing and adjusting







Cable sleeve marking: Beige

Prerequisites:
- Heating and ventilation controls are installed.
- Connecting duct removed. Service and Repair

Adjusting
- Turn temperature rotary control knob to left onto stop.
- Attach center wire of cable -1- to the temperature flap lever -2-.
- Push temperature flap lever -2- onto stop -arrow A- and secure outer cable -1- with clip -3-.
- Turn temperature rotary control knob to left and right onto stops.

When turning the rotary control knob both end stops must be reached.

Fig. 2 Footwell/defrost flap cable, installing and adjusting







Cable sleeve marking: Green

Prerequisite:
- Heating and ventilation controls are installed.

Adjusting
- Turn air distribution rotary knob to left onto stop.
- Attach end of cable -1- to the temperature flap lever -3-, arrow -A-.
- Press footwell/defrost flap lever onto stop arrow -C- and attach outer cable -1- with clip -2-, arrow -B-.
- Turn air distribution rotary control knob to left and right onto stops.

When turning the rotary control knob both end stops must be reached.

Fig. 3 Central flap cable, installing and adjusting







Cable sleeve marking: Yellow


Prerequisites:
- Central flap lever correctly adjusted, refer Fig. 1 in "Heating and Ventilation System, Assembly" Service and Repair
- Heating and ventilation controls are installed.
- Connecting duct removed. Service and Repair

Adjusting
- Turn air distribution rotary control knob to left onto stop.
- Attach center wire of cable -2- to the central flap lever -1-.
- Press footwell/defrost flap lever onto stop arrow -A- and attach outer cable -2- with clip -3-.
- Turn air distribution rotary control knob to left and right onto stops.

When turning the rotary control knob both end stops must be reached.