Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - flaps and partitions in air distribution housing

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Heating, air conditioning / Air conditioner / Front heater and air conditioning unit / Assembly overview - flaps and partitions in air distribution housing

Note

The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle.

View from front

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Assembly overview - flaps and partitions in air distribution housing

1 -	Right heated air flap

From heat exchanger.

Activated via right cold air flap

2 -	Actuating lever

For flap control

3 -	Right cold air flap

From evaporator.

Different versions

Heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls

Activated jointly via shaft of left cold air flap by temperature flap control motor -V68- via left actuating lever

Climatronic

Activated by temperature flap control motor -V159- via right actuating lever

4 -	Actuating lever on right of temperature control flap

Equipment version

Only Climatronic.

Activated by temperature flap control motor -V159-

5 -	Actuating lever of flap for “defrost”.

To windscreen and door windows

Equipment version

Only Climatronic.

Activated by defroster flap control motor -V107-

6 -	Actuating lever of flap for “defrost”.

To windscreen and door windows

Equipment version

Only heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls.

Activated by air distribution flap control motor -V428- via defroster and air distribution actuation unit

7 -	Air distribution flap actuating lever

Heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls

Activated by air distribution flap control motor -V428- via defroster and air distribution actuation unit

Climatronic

Activated by front air distribution flap control motor -V426- via defroster and air distribution actuation unit

8 -	Left actuating lever

Heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls

Activated by temperature flap control motor -V68-

Climatronic

Activated by temperature flap control motor -V158-

9 -	Left cold air flap

From evaporator.

Different versions

Heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls

Activated by temperature flap control motor -V68- via left actuating lever

Climatronic

Activated by temperature flap control motor -V158- via left actuating lever

10 -	Actuating lever

For flap control

11 -	Left heated air flap

From heat exchanger.

Activated via left cold air flap

Note

The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle.

View from rear

Note

-Arrow- = Direction of travel

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Assembly overview - flaps and partitions in air distribution housing

1 -	Flap for rear air duct

Equipment version

Heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls

The air duct is sealed with a plug

Not always fitted with heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls depending on make (not needed as air duct is sealed off).

Climatronic (depending on vehicle)

For rear vent in centre console.

2 -	Actuating lever

For flap control

Equipment version with Climatronic.

Not always fitted with heater unit and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls -1-.

3 -	Left flap for left dash panel vent

4 -	Actuating lever

For actuation of vent flaps

Activated via actuation unit → Item.

5 -	Left flap for centre dash panel vent

6 -	Right flap for right dash panel vent

7 -	Right flap for centre dash panel vent

Assembly overview - evaporator housing

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