Some time back my center vent started refusing to open on my "14" F-Type. BTW, 13, 200 miles since new. I understand about the old TSB out on this. Mine naturally went kaput out of warranty. Anyway, I sent JAG a letter to their headquarters in FLA. to complain and never got a response. At the same time the dealer was trying to sell me a new one. Good luck with that now. Anyway, I bought the supposed updated Bosch vent from the U.K. and it's been sitting in the box for part of a year. With my car in cold weather dry dock I thought I might heat the garage one of these days and try to install it. There are YouTube videos on replacing the radio/info system screen just under the vent but nothing on the vent itself. I have downloaded the F-Type factory repair manual but it has so many pages I don't know where to look for instructions. Finally, I have the iCarsoft LR V2.0 diagnostic tool but don't know if that will address any module reset that might be required. Has anybody out there done their own vent replacement? If so, please share the process, any problems I may encounter and anything else you may want to add. Or, if the "how to" of this issue has already been addressed on here, please share where to find it. I've seen many responses about how much the dealer charges to repair the problem but nothing about doing it yourself. The dealer told me the job usually took them about an hour of shop time m/l.

 

I wish I could remember where I found it, but I came across this a few months ago when mine failed to come up because of something blocking it. Lesson learned if you're transporting large skinny boxes... turn off the air vents before loading up the car. Fortunately it worked fine the following day but I kept the doc in case it becomes a thing again down the road.

If the author's on this site, thank you for the detailed pics!

 

Thank you. I saved the PDF.

 

If you are going to replace the powered vent assembly, you should buy a new screen that fits over the top on the dash, they always break when you pry them up.

Be careful prying up the trim bit at the edge of the windshield too ,
I think the fixing bolts are Torx 15, and it helps to have short extensions to fit down into the recesses to access them.
A small magnet helps when pulling the bolts out.

 

Hint on the repair manual: the PDF is well indexed with bookmarks. It’s easy to find things if you know how to use those bookmarks. You can also find things using the search feature.

 

Hey yes thank you so much for that PDF...wow. I've had the vent stop opening twice now, so i bet it's the friction like you say. You're a smart man !!