Control Assembly: Service and Repair

Replacing Or Adjusting Control Cables/Mechanical Rear Section And Control Panel/Front Section (Manual Climate Control/STANDARD)

Preparations

Passenger side







- Remove the glove compartment.
- Remove the soundproofing panel.
- Remove the floor air ducts.







- Disconnect the control cable from the climate control.

Driver's Side







- Remove the soundproofing panel.
- Remove the carpet mountings
- Disconnect the control cable from the climate control.

Preparations, center console
- Remove the radio. Pull the radio out and place it on the center console to expose the radio compartment.

NOTE: The radio may scratch panels etc.

Removing Control Panel/Front Section







- Remove the passenger compartment heater controls
- Unscrew the screws
- Disconnect the connectors
- Remove the control panel/front section.


Removing Control Cables/Mechanical Rear Section







- Disconnect the control cables/mechanical rear section by disengaging the catches
- Remove the control cables/mechanical rear section through the radio opening.

NOTE: The control cables may scratch panels etc.

Replacing control cables on the mechanical rear section







Removal
- Slacken off the cable mounting from the rear section
- Remove the control cables from the rear section.

Installation
- Install the control cables on the rear section
- Install the cable mounting on the rear section.

Installing Control Cables/Mechanical Rear Section







- Position the control cables/mechanical rear section through the radio opening
- Guide the control cables into position
- Pull the connectors through the opening to the control panel/front section
- Install the control cables/mechanical rear section.

Installing Control Panel/Front Section







- Connect the connectors
- Screw the control panel/front section into place
- Install the passenger compartment heater controls.

Installing Control Cables On Climate Control







- Install the cable on the lever
- Turn the passenger compartment selector as far as possible
- Press the lever to its lower position
- Install the cable sleeve in the cable mounting.


Check







- Turn the passenger compartment heater selector clockwise as far as possible. Listen for the sound when the damper reaches its limit position
- Check that the both the passenger compartment heater selector limit positions are parallel with the control panel. Otherwise adjust.

Adjusting passenger compartment heater selector limit positions







- Remove the control cable sleeve from the climate control system
- Turn the passenger compartment selector as far as possible
- Press the lever to its lower position
- Install the cable sleeve in the cable mounting
- Check the limit positions of the passenger compartment heater selector.

Finishing work







- Install the radio if applicable
- Install the carpet mountings on the driver's side
- Install the floor air duct
- Install the soundproofing panels.
- Install the glove compartment.