Anyone Know How To Remove The Mk2 Climate Unit?

[muffking]

Due to the previous owner spilling something sticky down the centre console I need to know how to remove the climate control unit in order to strip the front cover off it so that I can clean round all the buttons as they are sticking.

Does anyone know how it comes out?

[Bigjeeze]

I think you can remove it after taking out the stereo head unit - I have doen it a few times but can't remember exactly how!!

I am sure someone on here will know.

[NikpV]

IIRC Ford are vague on the subject .....

Remove the climate control assembly bezel.
Detach the climate control assembly (4 screws under bezel).
Remove the climate control assembly.
Disconnect the climate control assembly electrical connectors.

If you have ATC it needs initialising with WDS

[muffking]

Ahha, so the front panel comes off to reveal screws then?

[NikpV]

if Ford are to believed - yes

[muffking]

Thanks Nik.
I'll have a crack at it in a couple of days.

[Ivor_E_Tower]

just hold on .... isn't the bezel they refer to, the trim that goes round the centre console? I'd start by talking the radio out and having a good look round inside the console ....

[NikpV]

umm - just checked diagram and it looks llike the bezel around the cc unit
see picture ...

[NikpV]

and the four screws ?

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Gulp - on mine, the bezel is such a good fit it doesn't appear to be a separate piece of trim from the unit's front. Don't fancy trying to lever it off.......

[NikpV]

Yeah this is all theoretical - I've not needed to try yet

[Bigjeeze]

I am certain that the unit comes out without moving the trim. Take out the Radio (make sure you have the code) and see how it goes from there. I am sure that's how I got mine out. It was taken out twice when I had the Phone fitted.

[Dally]

If you have factory fit sat nav, take it out - the bezel around the CC panel can be pulled off from the top edge. Its not stuck in too tight.

I don't know about non sat nav facias but guess that blu tac stuck to the bezel may just give enough stick to be able to pull it off as there seems to be no locking tangs on it.

[lazyb5]

Hi yes the bezel to take off is the one around the climate control i just pulled mine off and there are 4 screws underneath the bezel on mine wasnt too tight

[muffking]

I agree, thanks for the help guys.
I used a stanley knife blade to open out the climate bezel enough to prize it off with my fingers, and there's the 4 screws hidden behind it.

It took about half an hour to clean the goo out from all of the buttons as I had to almost completely strip it down, but it's as good as new now and the buttons don't stick at all.

Stereo next

[Bigjeeze]

[quote name='muffking' date='Apr 22 2006, 15:50:59'] I agree, thanks for the help guys.
I used a stanley knife blade to open out the climate bezel enough to prize it off with my fingers, and there's the 4 screws hidden behind it.

It took about half an hour to clean the goo out from all of the buttons as I had to almost completely strip it down, but it's as good as new now and the buttons don't stick at all.

Stereo next [/quote]
I obviously have a very faulty memory!! Thanks goodness that as usual no one listened!!

[NikpV]

[NikpV]

[quote name='Bigjeeze' date='Apr 22 2006, 17:43:28'] [quote name='muffking' date='Apr 22 2006, 15:50:59'] I agree, thanks for the help guys.
I used a stanley knife blade to open out the climate bezel enough to prize it off with my fingers, and there's the 4 screws hidden behind it.

It took about half an hour to clean the goo out from all of the buttons as I had to almost completely strip it down, but it's as good as new now and the buttons don't stick at all.

Stereo next  [/quote]
I obviously have a very faulty memory!! Thanks goodness that as usual no one listened!! [/quote]
did you have a pre-facelift model, on these you remove the radio and release the clips on the cc module from behind perhaps the memory is not so faulty

[lydanial]

[quote name='NikpV' post='60110' date='Apr 18 2006, 15:13:20']
IIRC Ford are vague on the subject .....

Remove the climate control assembly bezel.
Detach the climate control assembly (4 screws under bezel).
Remove the climate control assembly.
Disconnect the climate control assembly electrical connectors.

If you have ATC it needs initialising with WDS
[/quote]

ATC??? initialised with WDS????

oh btw which stupid muppet designed cup holders above all these nice little fiddley to clean buttons... my climate control is stickier than a toffee left in its wrapper in a hot car tucked down in the door pocket until its found and ....whatever..

[NikpV]

[quote name='lydanial' post='66237' date='Jun 4 2006, 23:45:02']
[quote name='NikpV' post='60110' date='Apr 18 2006, 15:13:20']
IIRC Ford are vague on the subject .....

Remove the climate control assembly bezel.
Detach the climate control assembly (4 screws under bezel).
Remove the climate control assembly.
Disconnect the climate control assembly electrical connectors.

If you have ATC it needs initialising with WDS
[/quote]

ATC??? initialised with WDS????

oh btw which stupid muppet designed cup holders above all these nice little fiddley to clean buttons... my climate control is stickier than a toffee left in its wrapper in a hot car tucked down in the door pocket until its found and ....whatever..
[/quote]


ATC automatic temperature control - set the required temp on the display and the aircon runs until its reached

WDS - computer used by ford mechanics to set/read data from car

[lydanial]

oh crud!!

i have taken out my CC and it has the temperature set thingie.. does this mean it wont work now till i visit ford???

ps how did you clean you CC please?? cotton buds and patience?

[NikpV]

[quote]i have taken out my CC and it has the temperature set thingie.. does this mean it wont work now till i visit ford???[/quote]

could always try I suppose - tis isnt always correct

[Dreddfan]

I did this job on my VW Sharan (same car different badge) and washed the buttons out.

'How To' here:

 

http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?150684-Clean-sticky-Air-Con-Buttons

 

Hope this helps someone.

[darrenwarner]

I changed my unit and now when i turn on the ignition it flashes for 30 seconds then it comes up ok and runs normally is there a way to stop this?

[dadnox]

I changed my unit and now when i turn on the ignition it flashes for 30 seconds then it comes up ok and runs normally is there a way to stop this?

problem with compression in ac system. try resetting unit (as i remember it was some combination by pressing some buttons at same time, but no memory of which ones, google it...) and also try putting on cold/LOW, if you have cold - ok, if not , sorry you have to refuel ac system or check installation (pipes-high/low presure and/with compresor) <<bad scenario :)