Description & Operation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1997 Mazda MX-6 and 1997 Mazda 626. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
To avoid injury from accidental air bag deployment, read and follow all SERVICE PRECAUTIONS and DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM procedures in AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM article in the ACCESSORIES/SAFETY EQUIPMENT section.
CAUTION:
When battery is disconnected, radio will go into anti-theft protection mode. Obtain radio anti-theft protection code from owner prior to servicing vehicle.
Blower case, located under right side of instrument panel, contains blower fan, blower motor, blower resistor, and fresh/recirculated air actuator and door. Heater case, located under center of instrument panel, contains heater core, airflow mode door and actuator, and air-mix (temperature-blend) door and actuator. See Fig 1 . Heater control doors are operated via electric actuators.
Blower motor relay, located in right front corner of engine compartment, supplies power to blower motor. Blower resistor determines blower speed. With blower switch in highest position, blower motor is grounded through blower switch. With blower switch in all other positions, blower motor is grounded through blower resistor and blower switch.