2002 Mercury Sable LS PremiumFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Removal & Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2002 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove upper instrument panel molding. Molding is retained by snap-in tabs. See STEP 1 in Fig 1. Disconnect clock harness connector. See STEP 2 in Fig 1. Remove Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (EATC) module screws. See STEP 3 in Fig 1. Pull EATC module out far enough to remove nuts, unplug vacuum harness and disconnect EATC harness connectors. See STEP 4 in Fig 1. To install, reverse removal procedure.

Fig 1: Removing & Installing ElectronicAutomatic Temperature Control Module
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