Disconnection of Rear Air conditioning Controls - Non-permanent

[davidsford Member Find all posts View Profile Close davidsford]

It has been bugging me for a while that there is no parental override for the rear air conditioning controls.

My little ones keep playing with it and in particular like to kick the auto button so it comes blasting out!

You pull the cover off by just pulling the top two corners of the unit, it is only held in with those push fit plug type connectors, there are no screws. I found it easiest to slide the seats forward and also slide the top of the centre armrest forward as well. The silver grey trim is the part to pull on but the unit is in a cover plate which runs to the floor.

After removing the trim just unplug from the back of the air conditioning controls only. You can still operate the rear air conditioning from the drivers/passenger seat by the controls on the front dash.

This would also be very easy to access 12v ignition switched power too.

Some pictures of the process -

This is the whole unit pulled forward:
http://s5.postimage.org/4535a4u5f/ce...ircon_back.jpg

Close up of where the push type connector plugs go:
http://s5.postimage.org/fipolc4o3/ce...clip_close.jpg

Removal of the plug/connector on the back of the AC unit controls :
http://s5.postimage.org/yqcthxmzn/ce...ug_removal.jpg

I also found this large void/channel running down, not sure if what it is on the GXL model? http://s5.postimage.org/fwr0kxorn/ce...ircon_hole.jpg

Thanks
Dave

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Couldnt you just make up a flat plate (black plastic) and hold in place using velcro to cover the controls ?? Once they cant see it they forget about it and dont want to touch it anymore. Im in the process of stopping out little one from using the net on the back of passengers seat as a bloody foot rest, bending the strip thats above the net. Doesnt matter how many times you tell them they seem to forget. Mind you she knows when taking bike past daddys car that she tells me every time "be very carful and dont scratch the side of daddys car or in big trouble) Cheers Steve

[davidsford Member Find all posts View Profile Close davidsford]

That would be a good idea too Steve, I just know how curious my 2 year old is she will have pulled it apart in no time

Ideally i would like to fit a switch up front which isolates the unit, then I can turn it off/on at will (wish Toyota had done this, like the electric windows) but that's a whole other project, was just after a quick fix for the time being.

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Yeah there curious Dave cant help that, its how they learn things. I havnt seen the rear controls in the 120'or the 150 had I needed to do it to my 95 grande would have been fairly easy as the controls are resessed in so would have been easy to make up a plate, and yep thank god for that switch to isolate the windows, what a great piece of mind such a small switch can give LOL and the rear child locks on the rear doors..............Cheers steve