BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing/replacing heater/air conditioner blower

Necessary preliminary work:

• Remove TRIM FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL AT BOTTOM RIGHT

Detach right footwell heating duct (1) in direction of arrow from retaining lug (3) and lay to one side slightly.

Installation note: Make sure clip (2) is correctly seated.

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Raise plastic lug (2) slightly and turn fan (4) in direction of arrow.

Remove fan (4) from fan shell (5).

Installation note:

If necessary, raise lug (3) slightly and screw in fan (4) anticlockwise.

Make sure fan (4) is correctly seated in fan shell (5).

Check exact position of lug (2).