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Fabia Mk2

Removing
Removing
–  Drain the refrigerant circuit with the aid of the A/C service station.
–  Remove heat exchanger → Chapter.
   
–  Unscrew screws -5- (5 Nm) and remove refrigerant lines -6- and -3- from expansion valve -1-.
–  Shut off the refrigerant lines and the expansion valve connections with suitable caps to protect them from the penetration of ambient humidity.
Equipment - Climatic:
  S87-0131
–  Remove centre dash panel -6-.
–  Press off carefully the trim panel -5- to the control for air conditioning system and release the screws -7- (1 Nm).
–  Slightly press together the catches in the corners and fit the air conditioning system control into the dash panel.
Equipment - Climatronic:
–  Remove control for air conditioning system → Chapter.
All vehicles:
–  Removing the dash panel → Body Work; Rep. gr.70.
–  Remove the intermediate piece for the defroster duct (2 securing pins) and intermediate piece for dash panel vents (2 retaining clips).
–  Unscrew two bolts (1.4 Nm) and remove support for cooling the glove compartment.
–  Push out bracket for main wiring loom with wiring loom of the heater unit support and unclip the wiring loom from the heater unit.
–  Vehicles with electrical auxiliary heating - unclip wiring loom from rear left heater unit.
–  Separate the plug connection to the left vehicle wiring loom next to the fresh air blower.
  S80-0151
–  Release screw -4- (1.5 Nm) and remove left footwell vent -3-.
–  Removing the convenience system central control unit -J393- → Electrical System; Rep. gr.97.
–  Push holder -1- for central control unit for convenience system at the top outwards and slide out of the support in -the direction of the arrow-.
–  Remove cornering light and headlight range control unit -J745- → Electrical System; Rep. gr.94.
–  Remove fresh air blower -V2- → Chapter.
–  Release screws -2- (5 Nm).
  S80-0094
–  Unscrew screw -1- and -2- (5 Nm) from the central pipe -3-.
–  Slightly tilt out bottom part of heater unit and press off the damping insulation at the intake air passage and at the expansion valve by hand.
–  Lower right heater unit and carefully remove heater unit.
  S80-0157

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