Tesla Model 3: Filter - Cabin (Remove and Replace)
Remove
Animated demonstration
- Turn off the climate control system.
- Remove the RH side center console side panel carpet. See
Carpet - Side Panel - Center Console - LH (Remove and Replace).
- Remove the passenger footwell cover. See
Cover - Footwell - Passenger (LHD) (Remove and Replace).
- Remove the screw that attaches the cabin filter cover to the HVAC
module, and then move the cabin filter cover aside.
- Fold the filter tabs outward, and then pull the upper filter out of the
filter housing.
- After the upper filter is removed, raise the lower filter up and out of
the filter housing.
Install
- Install the lower filter into the filter housing, with the arrows
pointing to the rear of the vehicle.
- Install the upper filter into the filter housing, with the arrows
pointing to the rear of the vehicle, and then fold the filter tabs inward.
- Install the cabin filter cover onto the HVAC module, and then install
the screw that attaches the cabin filter cover to the HVAC module.
Torque 1.2 Nm
Note: Engage the lower cover tab before fastening the cover.
- Install the passenger footwell cover. See
Cover - Footwell - Passenger (LHD) (Remove and Replace).
- Install the RH side center console side panel carpet. See
Carpet - Side Panel - Center Console - LH (Remove and Replace).
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Remove
Raise and support the vehicle on a 2 post lift. See
Raise Vehicle - 2 Post Lift.
Remove the rear underhood apron. See
Underhood Apron - Rear (Remove and Replace).
Remove the 2nd row low
Install
Install the sealing plate onto the new PTC heater.
Note: Failure to transfer the sealing plate has the potential of
introducing air or water leakage.
Slide the PTC heater into the HVAC a
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Install
Caution:
Replace all patchbolts.
Replace all nyloc nuts.
Use an IPA wipe to clean any residue from the high voltage controller
mounting bolt holes and both the inside and outside of the penthouse cover
at the bolt holes.
If the aluminum tape retrofit patch is damaged, remove it,
Antenna - GPS (Remove and Replace)
Remove
Remove the forward facing camera. See Camera - Forward Facing (Remove
and Replace).
Disconnect the electrical harness from the humidity and temperature
sensor connector.
Disconnect the electrical harness from the GPS antenna connector.