Publi s hed: 11-May-2011
Climate Control - Air Distribution and Filtering
Des cript ion and Operat ion
COMPONENT LOCATION
• NOTE: Right Hand Drive (RHD) shown, Left Hand Drive (LHD) si mil ar
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Pass enger face level/si de window regis ter
2-Side wi ndow vent
3-Face l evel duct4-Side wi ndow duct
5-W i nds hiel d duct
6-W i nds hiel d vent7-Side wi ndow vent
8-Dri ver face level/si de window regis ter
9-Dri ver footwell duct10-Ins t rument panel center regi st er
11-Cabi n air fil ter
12-Rear cabin Ri ght Hand (RH) duct13-Rear cabin Left Hand (LH) duct
14-Pass enger footwell duct
15-Ins t rument panel center regi st er
OVERVIEW
The air dis t ri but ion and fil tering s ys tem cont rols the di st ributi on and qual it y of air s uppl ied i nto t he front and rear of t hecabi n. The sys tem cons is t s of:
Air ductsAir regi s ters and vent sA cabin ai r fi lt er.
AIR DUCTS
The air ducts di st ri bute ai r from t he heater as sembl y to the various regi st ers and vents in t he i ns t rument panel and t o t herear of t he vehi cl e.
The face l evel /s ide window duct and t he wi nds hiel d duct form part of t he ins trument panel as sembl y.
Each front footwell duct is a s nap fit into the s i de of the heater as s embly and s ecured t o the cross car beam by a s ingles crew. The front footwel l ducts als o provide a locati on for t he foot well lamps .
The rear cabi n ducts are als o a snap fit i nto the heater as s embly. Each duct runs underneath t he carpet and is secured t ot he fl oor of t he vehi cl e by a si ngl e s crew l ocat ed beneat h t he front seat .
AIR REGISTERS AND VENTS
The air regi s ters allow the vehicle occupant s t o cont rol t he fl ow and di recti on of ai r from t he air ducts . The ins t rumentpanel contains 4 air regi st ers ; 1 mount ed on eit her end of t he i ns t rument panel and 2 mount ed central ly.
The air vents are fixed outl et s . The ins trument panel cont ains 4 ai r vent s ; 1 mounted on ei ther end of t he ins trumentpanel and 2 mount ed along t he t op edge, below the wi ndshi el d.
CABIN AIR FILTER
The cabi n air fil ter is locat ed behind t he RH s i de of the i nst rument panel and is housed wit hin t he heater as sembl y. Thefi lt er removes odors and fine part icl es , i ncludi ng pol len, from t he air ent ering the heater as s embly.
