Control panel

REMOVAL

• Disconnect the battery, starting with the negative terminal.

• Remove:

• the centre console tray (if equipped),
• Carminat using tool (Ms. 1544) or (Ms. 1373) (if equipped),
• the CD changer using tool (Ms. 1639) (if equipped),
• the radio using tool (Ms. 1373) (if equipped).

• Disconnect the connectors.

• Remove:

• the lower centre facia at (1),
• the four screws (2) of the centre facia (3).

• Unclip the card reader holder using tool (Car. 1597).
• Disconnect the connectors from the centre facia (3).

• Remove the two fixing screws (4) from the air conditioning control panel.

• Pull out the heater control panel, tilting it towards the inside of the dashboard.
• Disconnect connector (5) from the control panel.

• Remove the cables from the air conditioning control panel.
• Release (6).
• Spread the tab (7) apart.
• Pull out the ball joint (8).

INSTALLATION

• Refit in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION Do not damage the control cables during the procedure.

• The recirculation control cable is black.
• The distribution control cable is white.
• The blend control cable is grey.
• The cables do not require adjustment.

Connect the battery; carry out the necessary relearn procedures (Chapter Battery).

• Tighten to the following torques:

• air conditioning control panel mounting screw (0.2 daN.m),
• the battery cover bolts (0.4 daN.m).