Hvac Housing - Mercedes-Benz 2005 Sprinter Service Manual

24 - 34 DISTRIBUTION - FRONT
FLOOR DISTRIBUTION DUCTS (Continued)
(4) Remove floor distribution ducts from the center
floor distribution duct.
(5) Remove the shift mechanism (Refer to 21 -
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE/AUTOMATIC
NAG1/SHIFT MECHANISM - REMOVAL).
(6) Remove center floor distribution duct from the
heater housing.
Fig. 6 Floor Distribution Duct, RH Shown, LH
1 - HEATER HOUSING
2 - SCREW (1)
3 - RH FLOOR DUCT
4 - CENTER FLOOR DUCT
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the center floor distribution duct onto
the heater housing.
(2) Install the shift mechanism (Refer to 21 -
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE/AUTOMATIC
NAG1/SHIFT MECHANISM - INSTALLATION).
(3) Install the left and right floor distribution
ducts onto the center floor distribution duct.
(4) Install the left and right floor distribution duct
retaining screws to the instrument panel support.
Tighten the screws to 2 N·m (17 in. lbs.).
(5) Install the defroster ducts (Refer to 24 - HEAT-
ING & AIR CONDITIONING/DISTRIBUTION/DE-
FROSTER DUCTS - INSTALLATION).
(6) Install the instrument panel (Refer to 23 -
BODY/INSTRUMENT
PANEL ASSEMBLY - INSTALLATION).
Typical
PANEL/INSTRUMENT

HVAC HOUSING

REMOVAL
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The heater housing assembly must be removed
from the vehicle and the two halves of the housing
separated for service access of the heater core, evap-
orator and each of the various mode doors.
WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR-
BAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE
ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING
COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT
DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISO-
LATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE,
THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYS-
TEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PER-
FORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS
IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG
SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRE-
CAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
WARNING: REVIEW THE WARNINGS AND CAU-
TIONS IN PLUMBING BEFORE PERFORMING THE
FOLLOWING OPERATION. (Refer to 24 - HEATING &
AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING - WARNING) (Refer
to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING -
CAUTION)
(1) Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant
system. (Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDI-
TIONING/PLUMBING - STANDARD PROCEDURE -
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY)
(2) Partially drain the engine cooling system
(Refer to 7 - COOLING/ENGINE/COOLANT - STAN-
- DARD PROCEDURE).
(3) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(4) Remove the air cleaner housing (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/AIR INTAKE
HOUSING - REMOVAL).
(5) Remove the windshield washer reservoir (Refer
to 8 - ELECTRICAL/WIPERS/WASHERS/WASHER
RESERVOIR - REMOVAL).
(6) Remove the air filter from the ventilation hous-
ing (Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITION-
ING/DISTRIBUTION/AIR FILTER - REMOVAL).
(7) Disconnect the wire harness and vacuum con-
nectors from the recirculation door actuator (Refer to
24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/CONTROLS/
RECIRCULATION DOOR ACTUATOR - REMOVAL).
(8) Disconnect the wire harness connector from the
blower motor resistor block (Refer to 24 - HEATING
& AIR CONDITIONING/CONTROLS/BLOWER
MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK - REMOVAL).
SYSTEM/AIR CLEANER
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