Hvac Unit Removal And Installation - Suzuki GRAND VITARA Owner's Manual

7B-67 Air Conditioning System:
CAUTION
!
Be careful not to damage A/C evaporator fins. If A/C evaporator fin is bent, straighten it by using flat
head screwdriver or pair of pliers.

HVAC Unit Removal and Installation

Removal
WARNING
!
Failure to follow the following procedure and
WARNING may cause air bag deployment,
personal injury, damage to parts, or air bag
being unable to deploy.
• Never rest a steering column assembly on
steering wheel with air bag (inflator)
module face down and column vertical.
• When handling the air bag (inflator)
modules (driver and passenger), be careful
not to drop it or apply an impact to it. If an
excessive impact was applied (e.g.,
dropped from a height of 91.4 cm (3 feet) or
more, never attempt disassembly or repair
but replace it with a new one.
• When grease, cleaning agent. Oil, water,
etc. has got onto air bag (inflator) modules
(driver and passenger), wipe off
immediately with a dry cloth.
1) Disconnect negative (–) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system referring to "Disabling Air
Bag System: in Section 8B".
3) Recover refrigerant from A/C system using recovery
and recycling equipment referring to "Recovery" in
"Operation Procedure for Charging A/C with
Refrigerant: ".
4) Drain engine coolant and disconnect heater hoses
(1) from HVAC unit.
5) Disconnect suction hose (2) and condenser outlet
hose (3) by removing attaching bolt (4).
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6) Remove instrument panel referring to "Instrument
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Panel Removal and Installation: in Section 9C".
7) Disconnect rear duct from HVAC unit.
8) Detach wiring, connectors and clamps from HVAC
unit.
9) Remove HVAC unit (1).
Installation
1) Install HVAC unit by reversing removal procedure,
noting the following items.
• When installing each part, be careful not to catch
any wiring harness.
• Replenish specified amount of compressor oil to
compressor suction side referring to "Precautions
on Replenishing Compressor Oil: ".
• Install the padding (1) to the installation hole
uniformly.
• Fill engine coolant to radiator.
• Enable air bag system referring to "Enabling Air
Bag System: in Section 8B".
• Evacuate and charge system. Refer to "Operation
Procedure for Charging A/C with Refrigerant: ".
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