Face Panel/Button Replacement - Acura 3.5 RL Manual

Climate Control Unit

Face Panel/Button Replacement

CAUTION:
Before replacing face panel or buttons, discharge the
static electricity (which accumulated on you when
you removed the climate control unit) by touching
the door striker or other body parts.
Do not touch the electronic components on the
printed circuit board in the climate control unit.
1. Remove the climate control unit (see page 22-55).
2. Remove the temperature control and the fan control
knobs.
TEMPERATURE
CONTROL KNOB
3. Carefully remove the self-tapping screws and the
rear cover.
FAN CONTROL
KNOB
REAR COVER
4. Remove the self-tapping screws, then remove the
clock and the display from the face panel.
DISPLAY
FACE PANEL
CLOCK
5. If necessary, remove the buttons sequentially from
left to right.
6. Install in the reverse order of removal. Make note of
the following items.
NOTE:
Do not kink or pull on the wires between the con-
trol unit and printed circuit board.
After installation, operate the climate control unit
to see whether it works properly.
Run the self-diagnosis function to confirm that
there are no problems in the system.
BUTTON