Chrysler Dodge Caravan 2002 Manual page 2283

24 - 40 DISTRIBUTION - FRONT
AIR FILTER
DESCRIPTION
Fig. 1 Air Filter
1 - LOWER EVAPORATOR HOUSING
2 - LOWER EDGE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL
3 - AIR FILTER
4 - INSTRUMENT PANEL CENTER FLOOR BRACKET COVER
5 - FOAM SEAL
6 - AIR FILTER OPENING
A dust and odor air filter is standard equipment on
models equipped with the dual zone or three zone
temperature control systems (Fig. 1). The filter ele-
ment is the same size as the front air conditioner
evaporator to ensure ample filtering capacity. A
removable door on the bottom of the front heater-A/C
unit housing below the glove box provides easy access
to the filter element for replacement. Filter replace-
ment is recommended at 24,000 kilometer (15,000
mile) intervals.
REMOVAL
(1) Locate the air filter door on the bottom of the
lower evaporator housing just outboard of the pas-
senger side of the instrument panel center stack (Fig.
2).
(2) Slide the air filter door latch toward the rear of
the vehicle until it engages the opened stop on the
door.
(3) Pull the air filter door straight downward to
disengage it from the air filter opening of the lower
evaporator housing.
(4) Use your fingers to reach through the air filter
opening of the lower evaporator housing far enough
to grasp the air filter.
(5) Pull the air filter straight down and out of the
evaporator housing (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2 Air Filter Door
1 - AIR FILTER DOOR
2 - LATCH
3 - CLOSED STOP
4 - LOWER EVAPORATOR HOUSING
5 - OPENED STOP
INSTALLATION
(1) Note the "Airflow" directional arrow imprinted
on the foam seal around the frame of the air filter.
This arrow should always be oriented towards the
center of the vehicle.
(2) With the air filter "Airflow" arrow properly ori-
ented, carefully slide the filter fully upward into the
evaporator housing through the air filter opening.
(3) With the latch still positioned against its
opened stop, reinstall the air filter door onto the
lower evaporator housing air filter opening.
(4) Slide the air filter door latch toward the front
of the vehicle until it hits the closed stop on the door.
AIR OUTLETS
DESCRIPTION
Based upon the system mode selected, conditioned
air can exit the front heater-A/C unit housing
through one or a combination of the four main hous-
ing outlets: defrost, demist, panel, or floor. Once the
conditioned air exits the unit housing, it is directed
through molded plastic ducts to the various outlets in
the vehicle interior. These outlets and their locations
are as follows:
• Defroster Outlet - A single, centrally mounted
outlet delivers air for defrosting the large windshield.
Because outlet vanes are not needed to direct flow, a
simple, integral grid is molded into the center of the
instrument panel top cover to prevent objects from
falling into the duct. If the defroster outlet is faulty
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