Seat Leon >> Removing and installing heater and air conditioning unit

WARNING

Danger from refrigerant escaping under pressure! Freezing of skin and other body parts.

  • Evacuate the refrigerant and then open the refrigerant circuit immediately.
  • If more than 10 minutes have elapsed since evacuation and the coolant circuit has not been opened, evacuate the refrigerant again. Pressure builds up in the coolant circuit as a result of secondary evaporation.

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • Hose clamps, up to 25 mm - 3094-
  • Engine bung set - VAS 6122-
  • Commercially available compressed-air gun

Removal:

  • Turn off the ignition and all electricity consumers.

Vehicles without access and start authorisation system

  • Remove ignition key, if fitted.

Vehicles with access and start authorisation system

  • Store ignition key outside the vehicle to prevent the ignition from being switched on unintentionally.

Continued for all vehicles

  • Disconnect battery.
WARNING

Hot steam/hot coolant can escape - risk of scalding.

  • The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is hot.
  • Cover filler cap on expansion tank with a cloth and open carefully to release pressure.

Open cap -arrow- on coolant expansion tank.

Vehicles with air conditioner

  • Extract refrigerant.
  • Detaching refrigerant pipe with internal heat exchanger from mount on the expansion valve.

Continue for all vehicles

  • Mark installation position of coolant hoses -1- and -4-.

Note The heat exchanger is designed for a certain coolant flow direction.

The coolant hoses must therefore be connected on the correct sides.

  • Pinch off the coolant hoses with hose clamps -3094- .
  • Lift the fasteners -2, 3- and detach the coolant hoses from the heating system heat exchanger.

Air conditioning system

  • Fit a short hose -A- to the upper connection.
  • Insert the compressed air gun in the end of the hose.
  • Hold a collector -B- under the lower connection -C- and use the compressed air gun to carefully blow the coolant out of the heat exchanger.
  • Seal open lines and connections with clean plugs from the Engine sealing plug set - VAS 6122- .

Remove dash panel.

  • Remove the rear footwell vent.
  • If fitted: Remove the rear vent air duct .
  • Unplug the connector -3- at the fresh air blower -1-.
  • Place absorbent paper over the floor covering beneath the heater and air conditioning unit.
WARNING

Risk of airbag control unit malfunctioning due to corrosion in connector.

  • After unplugging, cover or seal off the airbag control unit connector to prevent the ingress of moisture.

Air conditioning system

  • Detach the condensation drain -2- from the heater and air conditioning unit -1-.
  • Lay bare the duct -3-.

  • Lay bare the wiring harness -2- at the mounts -4- -arrows-.

Note Do not remove the carrier for the onboard supply control unit - J519- and associated components: Onboard supply control unit - J519- , fuse boxC-SC-, control unit for parking aid - J446- , warning buzzer for front parking aid - H22- . The components mentioned may differ from one another depending on the vehicle fittings.

Air conditioning system

  • Remove dash panel cross member.
  • Unscrew the threaded locating pin on the left side of the cross member.
  • Displace the dash panel cross member towards the back.
  • Remove the heating and air conditioning unit -1- to right.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal; note the following.

  • Fill coolant.
  • Vehicles with climate control: Fill refrigerant and refrigerant oil.
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