Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 2080

24 - 48 DISTRIBUTION - FRONT
(5) Rem ove t h e sh ift m ech a n ism (Refer t o 21 -
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE /AUTOMATIC
NAG1/SH IF T ME CH ANISM - RE MOVAL).
(6) Rem ove cen t er floor dist r ibu t ion du ct fr om t h e
h ea t er h ou sin g.
Fig. 6 Floor Distribution Duct, RH Shown, LH
1 - HEATER HOUSING
2 - SCREW (1)
3 - RH FLOOR DUCT
4 - CENTER FLOOR DUCT
INSTALLA TION
(1) In st a ll t h e cen t er floor dist r ibu t ion du ct on t o
t h e h ea t er h ou sin g.
(2) In st a ll t h e sh ift m ech a n ism (Refer t o 21 -
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE /AUTOMATIC
NAG1/SH IF T ME CH ANISM - INSTALLATION).
(3) In st a ll t h e left a n d r igh t floor dist r ibu t ion
du ct s on t o t h e cen t er floor dist r ibu t ion du ct .
(4) In st a ll t h e left a n d r igh t floor dist r ibu t ion du ct
r et a in in g scr ews t o t h e in st r u m en t pa n el su ppor t .
Tigh t en t h e scr ews t o 2 N·m (17 in . lbs.).
(5) In st a ll t h e defr ost er du ct s (Refer t o 24 - H E AT-
ING & AIR CONDITIONING/DISTRIBUTION/DE -
F ROSTE R DUCTS - INSTALLATION).
(6) In st a ll t h e in st r u m en t pa n el (Refer t o 23 -
BODY/INSTRUME NT
PANE L ASSE MBLY - INSTALLATION).
H VAC H OU SI N G
REMOVAL
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on
vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supple-
mental restraint system before attempting any
steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt
tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel com-
Typical
PANE L/INSTRUME NT
ponent diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate
the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two
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minutes for the system capacitor to discharge
before performing further diagnosis or service. This
is the only sure way to disable the supplemental
restraint system. Failure to take the proper precau-
tions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: Refer to the applicable warnings and
cautions for this system before performing the fol-
lowing operation (Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR
CONDITIONING/PLUMBING - WARNINGS) and (Refer
to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING -
CAUTIONS). Failure to follow the warnings and cau-
tions could result in possible personal injury or
death.
NOTE: The HVAC housing must be removed from
the vehicle and the two halves of the housing sep-
arated for service access of the heater core, A/C
evaporator and each of the various mode doors.
(1) Recover t h e r efr iger a n t fr om t h e r efr iger a n t
syst em . (Refer t o 24 - H E ATING & AIR CONDI-
TIONING/P LUMBING - STANDARD P ROCE DURE -
RE F RIGE RANT SYSTE M RE COVE RY)
(2) P a r t ia lly dr a in
(Refer t o 7 - COOLING/E NGINE /COOLANT - STAN-
DARD P ROCE DURE - DRAINING COOLING SYS-
TE M).
(3) Discon n ect a n d isola t e t h e n ega t ive ba t t er y
ca ble.
(4) Rem ove t h e a ir clea n er h ou sin g (Refer t o 9 -
E NGINE /AIR INTAKE
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H OUSING - RE MOVAL).
(5) Rem ove t h e win dsh ield wa sh er r eser voir (Refer
t o 8 - E LE CTRICAL/WIP E RS/WASH E RS/WASH E R
RE SE RVOIR - RE MOVAL).
(6) Rem ove t h e a ir filt er fr om t h e ven t ila t ion h ou s-
in g (Refer t o 24 - H E ATING & AIR CONDITION-
ING/DISTRIBUTION/AIR F ILTE R - RE MOVAL).
(7) Discon n ect t h e wir e h a r n ess a n d va cu u m con -
n ect or s fr om t h e r ecir cu la t ion door a ct u a t or (Refer t o
24 - H E ATING & AIR CONDITIONING/CONTROLS/
RE CIRCULATION DOOR ACTUATOR - RE MOVAL).
(8) Discon n ect t h e wir e h a r n ess con n ect or fr om t h e
blower m ot or r esist or block (Refer t o 24 - H E ATING
& AIR CONDITIONING/CONTROLS/BLOWE R
MOTOR RE SISTOR BLOCK - RE MOVAL).
(9) Discon n ect t h e wir e h a r n ess con n ect or fr om t h e
blower m ot or (Refer t o 24 - H E ATING & AIR CON-
DITIONING/DISTRIBUTION/BLOWE R
RE MOVAL).
(10) Rem ove t h e n u t s a n d wa sh er s t h a t secu r e t h e
ven t ila t ion h ou sin g t o t h e body a n d r em ove t h e ven -
t ila t ion h ou sin g fr om t h e veh icle (F ig. 7).
t h e en gin e coolin g syst em
SYSTE M/AIR CLE ANE R
MOTOR
VA
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