2005 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Service Workshop Manual

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HEATER AND VENTILATION 1A-5
1. Blower unit
2. Blower motor resistor
3. Blower motor relay
4. Blower fan
5. Blower motor
3. Cover
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
BLOWER UNIT
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (±) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system, if equipped. Refer to DISABLING AIR
BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.
3) Remove passenger lower member (1).
4) Remove ECM (1) with bracket (2) from blower motor unit (4).
5) Disconnect blower motor (1), blower motor relay (2) and resistor
lead wires (3) at couplers.

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6) Remove cooling unit (If equipped).
Refer to item COOLING UNIT (EVAPORATOR) REMOVAL in
Section 1B.
7) Disconnect fresh air control cable from blower motor case.
8) Remove blower motor unit (1) by removing its fastening nuts
(2).
9) Disconnect blower motor lead wire (2) at coupler from blower
unit (1).
10) Remove blower motor (3) by removing its mounting screws (4).
INSTALLATION
1) Reverse removal procedure for installation.
2) Connect fresh air control cable, refer to HEATER CONTROL
CABLES INSTALLATION.
3) Enable air bag system, if equipped. Refer to ENABLING AIR
BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.

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1. Fastening nuts
1. Air flow
BLOWER MOTOR
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (±) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system, if equipped. Refer to DISABLING AIR
BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.
3) Remove ECM with bracket from blower motor unit.
4) Disconnect harness clamps from dash panel.
5) Loosen three nuts fastening blower unit.
6) Disconnect blower motor lead wire at coupler (2).
7) Remove blower motor (3) from blower unit (1).
INSPECTION

Check continuity between terminal to terminal as shown in left fig-
ure.
If check results are continuity, proceed to next operation check.
If not, replace.

Connect battery to blower motor as shown, then check that the
blower motor operates smoothly and specified current.
Specified current: Max. 25 A at 12 V
INSTALLATION
1) Reverse removal procedure for installation.
2) Enable air bag system, if equipped. Refer to ENABLING AIR
BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.

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BLOWER MOTOR RELAY
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (±) cable at battery.
2) Disable air bag system, if equipped. Refer to DISABLING AIR
BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.
3) Open glove box, then remove screw.
4) Remove glove box.
5) Disconnect relay coupler.
6) Remove blower motor relay (1) by removing its fastening screw (2).
INSPECTION
1) Check that there is no continuity between terminal ªcº and ªdº.
If there is continuity, replace relay.
2) Connect battery positive (+) terminal to terminal ªbº of relay.
Connect battery negative (±) terminal ªaº of relay.
Check continuity between terminal ªcº and ªdº.
If there is no continuity when relay is connected to the battery,
replace relay.

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1. LO
2. M1
3. M2
4. HI
BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (±) cable (2) at battery (1).
2) Disable air bag system, if equipped. Refer to DISABLING AIR
BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.
3) Open glove box (1), then remove screw (2).
4) Remove glove box.
5) Disconnect blower motor resistor (1) at coupler.
6) Remove heater blower resistor (1) by removing its fastening
screw (2).
INSPECTION
Measure each terminal-to-terminal resistance on resistor.
Resistance H-LO: Approx. 2.0

H-M1: Approx. 1.0

H-M2: Approx. 0.4

If measured resistance is incorrect, replace heater blower resistor.
INSTALLATION
1) Install heater blower resistor with screws.
2) Enable air bag system, if equipped. Refer to ENABLING AIR
BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.

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2. Screws1 2
HEATER MODE CONTROL SWITCH
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (±) cable at battery.
2) If equipped with air bag system, disable air bag system.
Refer to DISABLING AIR BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.
3) Remove meter cluster hood (1) by removing its mounting
screws (2).
4) Remove ashtray, center garnish (1) and instrument glove box
compartment.
5) Remove radio (1) (if equipped) or clock or accessory case.
6) Disconnect control cables (3) from blower motor unit (2) and
heater unit (1).

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1. Mode control switch coupler
7) Disconnect heater blower motor switch connector (1).
8) Remove mode control switch with heater control lever assem-
bly from the removed hole in mentioned step (5).
9) Pull off heater control lever knob.
10) Remove heater mode control switch (2) with heater control
panel (3) from heater control lever assembly (1).
11) Remove heater control panel from mode control switch.
INSPECTION
Mode Control Switch

Check if continuity exists between each pair of terminals listed be-
low when mode control button is pressed.
Mode
Mode control switch terminals
VENTF ± M
BI-LEVELF ± N
HEATF ± E
DEF / HEATF ± B
DEFF ± C

With battery voltage (+) connected to terminal ªIº and (±) to termi-
nal ªFº, press each mode control button and check if indicator
lamp (3) lights.

With battery voltage (+) connected to terminal ªAº and (±) to termi-
nal ªHº, check if illumination lamp lights.

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1. Temperature control lever
2. Fresh air control lever
1. Fresh air control cable 1. Heater unit
2. Control cable1
2
INSTALLATION
1) Install in reverse order of removal procedure.
2) Adjust cables as follows.
(1) Move control lever fully in arrow direction.
(2) Push heater lever fully in arrow direction and fix cable with
clamp in position as shown in left figure.
(3) Push blower lever fully in arrow direction and fix cable with
clamp in position as shown in left figure.
NOTE:
After installing control cables, be sure that control levers
move smoothly and stop at proper position.
3) If equipped with air bag, enable air bag system. Refer to ªENAB-
LING AIR BAG SYSTEMº in Section 10B.
HEATER MODE CONTROL ACTUATOR
REMOVAL
1) Disconnect negative (±) cable at battery.
2) If equipped with air bag system, disable air bag system.
Refer to DISABLING AIR BAG SYSTEM in Section 10B.
3) Remove column hole cover.