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Instrument Panel Vents and Air Ducts In Front (and Rear) Passenger Compartment







Instrument Panel Vents and Air Ducts In Front (and Rear) Passenger Compartment

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

Air duct to and in instrument panel is differs in Basic and Comfort versions A/C systems

Air duct in vehicle varies in vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.






1 Instrument Panel Defroster Vents

2 Vents For Indirect Ventilation

Installed only in vehicles with Comfort version A/C system.

3 Vent To Rear Door Window

4 Vent To Right Door Trim

Position inside the instrument panel on the right side => [ (Item 8) Vent To Left Door Trim ].

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

5 Instrument Panel Vent, Right

6 Instrument Panel Vent, Center

7 Instrument Panel Vent, Left

8 Vent To Left Door Trim

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

9 Vent To Left Door Window

10 Air Duct Under Instrument Panel

Versions vary in vehicles with Basic and Comfort version A/C system and in vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

11 Air Duct To Right Door Trim

Installed only in vehicles with Comfort version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit.

12 Air Duct In Right Door Trim

Installed only in vehicles with Comfort version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit.

13 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.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit.

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

14 Right Rear Footwell Vent

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit.

15 Air Channel To Right Rear Footwell Vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

16 Air Channel To Left Rear Footwell Vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

17 Left Rear Footwell Vent

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit.

18 Intermediate Piece In Air Duct To Center Console Vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

19 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 with Comfort version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit, from rear heating & A/C unit in vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit).

On vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit, no doors and no control motors are installed.

20 Rear Air Duct To Center Console Vent

Installed only in vehicles with Comfort version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit.

21 Front Air Duct To Center Console Vent

Installed only in vehicles with Comfort version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit.

22 Left Front Footwell Vent

23 Air Duct To Left Footwell Vents

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

On vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit, connection for air channel to rear footwell vent is sealed.

24 Intermediate Piece In Air Duct To Left Rear Footwell Vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

25 Intermediate Piece In Air Duct To Right Rear Footwell Vent

Only installed on vehicles without rear heating & A/C unit.

26 Air Duct To Right Footwell Vents

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

On vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit, connection for air channel to rear footwell vent is sealed.

27 Right Footwell Vent

28 Air Duct Under Center Instrument Panel

Different air duct on vehicles with and without rear heating & A/C unit.

On vehicles with rear heating & A/C unit, connection for air channel to center console vent is sealed.

29 Intermediate Piece Under Center Instrument Panel

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

Versions vary on vehicles with a Comfort and Basic version A/C system. Vent for indirect ventilation is not installed in center console on vehicles with Basic version A/C system.

On vehicles with Comfort version of the Climatronic Control Module (J255) , air flow is regulated to the indirect ventilation air vents via the Indirect Ventilation Door Motor (V213).

On vehicles with Comfort version A/C system, Indirect Ventilation Door Motor (V213) is fastened to this intermediate piece.

30 Air Duct To Left Door Trim

Installed only in vehicles with Comfort version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit.

31 Air Duct In Left Door Trim

Installed only in vehicles with Comfort version A/C system without rear heating & A/C unit.

32 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.

In vehicles with rear heating & A/C system, air comes from rear heating & A/C unit.

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