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Air Channels and Rear Vents






Air Channels and Rear Vents

Removing and installing rear air ducts (to remove, floor mat and front seats and/or rear seat bench must be removed depending on installation location of air duct and vent).

Removing and installing vents and air ducts in "B" and " C" pillars





1 Rear heating & A/C unit

Air duct in rear heating & A/C unit

2 Air channel at rear heating & A/C unit

Right Rear Vent Temperature Sensor (G406) and Left Rear Vent Temperature Sensor (G405) are installed in the air channel.

3 Air channel to vent in left "C" pillar

4 Rear air channel to right vents

5 Air channel to vent in right "C" pillar

6 Rear air channel to left vents

7 Air channel to right vents

8 Air channel to left vents

9 Air guide to vent in rear center console

Left Rear Upper Body Vent Motor (V315) and Right Rear Upper Body Vent Motor (V316) are installed in this air duct.

10 Air guide to vent in rear center console

11 Vent in center console, rear (rear upper body vent)

Different oncoming flow (vent is supplied with air from front heating & A/C unit in vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit, from rear heating & A/C unit in vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit)

12 Air channel in left "B" pillar trim

Air duct to vent in left "B" pillar

Different versions on vehicles with or without rear heating & A/C unit.

Not present in vehicles with "Basic" version A/C system

13 Air channel to left "B" pillar

14 Left rear footwell vent

15 Air channel to left rear footwell vent

16 Air duct with left rear shut-off flap

Left B-Pillar/Footwell Shut-Off Flap Motor (V212) is installed in this air duct.

17 Air duct with right rear shut-off flap

Right B-Pillar/Footwell Shut-Off Flap Motor (V211) is installed in this air duct.

18 Right rear footwell vent

19 Air channel to right rear footwell vent

20 Air channel to right "B" pillar

21 Air channel in right "B" pillar trim

Air duct to vent in right "B" pillar

Different versions on vehicles with or without rear heating & A/C unit.

Not present in vehicles with "Basic" version A/C system