Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing left temperature flap control motor -V158-, RHD vehicles

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Heating, air conditioning / Air conditioner / Control motors / Removing and installing left temperature flap control motor -V158-, RHD vehicles

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Vehicle diagnostic tester

First carry out the following work:

–	Switch off all electrical consumers.

–	Switch off ignition.

–	Remove ignition key.

Removing

–	Remove baffle plate → Chapter.

–	Remove centre console trim in footwell → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.

–	Pull actuating lever -3- off heater unit.

Note

The upper bolt can be accessed with a commercially available bit ratchet.

The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle. However, the procedure is analogous.

–	Unscrew bolts -arrows-.

–	Disconnect electrical connector -2-.

–	Remove left temperature flap control motor -V158--1-.

Removing and installing left temperature flap control motor -V158-, RHD vehicles

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When installing, note the following:

Note

Check operation of flaps and hinge mechanism before fitting.

Make sure levers and shafts are properly fitted in the mounts.

–	Position control motor -1- on air distribution housing. Gear wheel -2- of control motor must engage in gear wheel -3- of temperature flap lever.

The long tooth -4- must engage in recess -arrow- on actuating lever.

Note

If the gear wheels on the control motor and temperature flap lever do not align, rotate the receptacle in the control motor.

If the bolts cannot be fitted, the control motor is not completely seated on the housing.

Rotate control motor until it reaches a convenient position for installation. The direction of rotation can be changed by changing polarities.

–	Switch on ignition, connect respective control motor to vehicle wiring harness and select a setting on operating and display unit to set control motor to desired position (e.g. mid-position). Wait until control motor has moved to desired position and switch off ignition.

–	Route wiring harness so that it cannot come into contact with any moving parts (e.g. actuating arm on control motor).

–	Read event memory, and clear any entries displayed. Then, perform “basic setting”vehicle diagnostic tester in “Guided fault finding” mode.

–	As a final step, check operation of heater and air conditioning system.

Specified torque

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - heater and air conditioning unit“

Centre console trim in footwell → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.

Removing and installing left temperature flap control motor -V158-, RHD vehicles

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