Procedure
- Remove the glove compartment. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Storage Compartments and Covers; Glove Compartment, Removing and Installing.
- Remove the right front footwell center console trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Center Console; Front Footwell Center Console Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Carefully fold back the carpet near the condensation water drain hose far enough so that the condensation water drain hose is visible.
- The bracket -5- must be completely clipped into the opening in the body -4-.
- If the bracket with the condensation water drain hose is positioned correctly in the body opening, then the condensation water drain hose must be checked for debris.
- Remove the condensation water drain hose. Refer to → Chapter "Condensation Water Drain, Removing and Installing".
- Check the distance between the condensation water drain opening -1- and the heat shield -3-.
- Check the Air Conditioning (A/C) condenser water drain for dirt and if necessary, clean using a piece of wire.
For complaints of moisture in the passenger compartment, check the following components in addition to the condensation water drain:
- Check the vent temperature at the evaporator under conditions of use described by the customer or at the following setting on the control head:
Vehicles with Manually Controlled A/C System:
- Adjust the setting on the A/C Control Module -J301- control head.
Vehicles with automatic climate control system:
- Adjust the setting on the Climatronic Control Module -J255- control head.
For All Vehicles:
- Instrument panel vents are opened.
- If the Evaporator Vent Temperature Sensor -G263- measured value is too low (colder than 0 ºC for a long period of time when the ambient temperature is above 0 ºC (32 ºF) ) or too high (even though the A/C system is working correctly, for example: higher than 10 ºC (50 ºF) ), follow the procedure for checking the cooling output. Refer to → Chapter "Cooling Output, Checking".
- Install the right front footwell center console trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Center Console; Front Footwell Center Console Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Install the glove compartment. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Storage Compartments and Covers; Glove Compartment, Removing and Installing.
Condensation Water Drain, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the glove compartment. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Storage Compartments and Covers; Glove Compartment, Removing and Installing.
- Remove the right front footwell center console trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Center Console; Front Footwell Center Console Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Carefully move the carpet aside and cover it in the area under the condensation water hose with waterproof foil and water absorbing paper.
- Remove the condensation water drain hose -3- from the A/C unit (heater) -1- and the body -4-.
Installing
Installation is done is reverse order, observe the following:
- The condensation water drain hose can only be slid onto the A/C unit (the heater) in one position until stop.
- Insert the condensation water drain hose into the body opening -4- until it audibly engages.
Note
- Install the right front footwell center console trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Center Console; Front Footwell Center Console Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Install the glove compartment. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.68; Storage Compartments and Covers; Glove Compartment, Removing and Installing.