Air Conditioner Air Condi tioner 4.3-40 Removal and refitting of A/C control unit 1- Protection Place protective pads at following positions: • Front fender; • Front bumper; • Driver’s seat; • Carpet (on driver's side); • Steering wheel; • Parking brake lever; • Shift lever. 2 - Removal • Turn off the start switch and disconnect the battery negative cable. • Remove the driver’s seat. (Refer to “Removal and Refitting of Driver’s Seat” in 10.6 Seats.) • Remove the left front door inner protective plate and the left B-pillar pillar lower protective plate.
(Refer to "Removal and Refitting of Body Side Wall Trim Panel" in 10.4 "Exteriors and Interiors”.) • Pry open the body left front carpet, press the locking clip of the connector, and disconnect the A/C control unit connector (1). • Remove the 2 fixing nuts (2) of the A/C control unit with an 10mm socket wrench to remove theA/C control unit (3). 3- Refitting • Align the A/C control unit (1) to refit it in place. • Tighten the 2 fixing nuts (2) of A/C control unit with a 10mm socket wrench. • Insert the A/C control unit connector (3). • Refit the left front door inner protective plate and the left B-pillar lower protective plate.
(Refer to "Removal and Refitting of Body Side Wall Trim Panel" in 10.4 "Exteriors and Interiors”.) • Refit the driver’s seat. (Refer to “Removal and Refitting of Driver’s Seat” in 10.6 Seats.) • Connect the battery negative cable, turn on the battery negative cable, and inspect to ensure that the A/C system works normally.