Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing temperature flap control motor -V68-, LHD vehicles
| Heater and air conditioning system with electric/manual
controls |
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
| Vehicle diagnostic tester |
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Equipment version with ignition lock: Remove ignition key. |
Pyrotechnic components may trigger unintentionally.Risk of
injury.Discharge any static charge accumulated in your body by briefly
touching striker plate for door.
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Remove footwell vent on driver side
→ Chapter. |
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Pull actuating lever -3- off
heater unit. |
 Note
| The upper bolt can be accessed with a commercially available
ratchet. |
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Unscrew bolts -arrows-. |
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Disconnect electrical connector -2-. |
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Remove temperature flap control motor -V68--1-. |
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| 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. |
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Fit control motor -1- on air
distribution housing. Gear wheel -2-
on control motor must engage in the gear wheel
-3- on actuating 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. |
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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. |
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Route wiring harness so that it cannot come into contact
with any moving parts (e.g. actuating arm on control motor). |
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Read event memory, and clear any entries displayed. Then,
perform “basic setting”vehicle diagnostic tester in “Guided
fault finding” mode. |
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As a final step, check operation of heater and air
conditioning system. |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - heater and air conditioning unit“ |
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Control motor for fresh air and air recirculation flap and air flow
flap -V425-
With potentiometer for fresh air/recirculated air and air flow flap ...
Heater and air conditioning system with electric/manual
controls
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Veh ...
Other materials:
Catalytic converter
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings The catalytic converter is used for exhaust gas post-treatment
and helps to reduce exhaust emissions. To help ensure long-term functionality in
the exhaust system and the catalytic converter:
Use unleaded petrol onl ...
Dangers when handling vehicle batteries
Recognition and avoidance of dangers
Batteries can be dangerous. These dangers can be avoided
when the warnings on the battery, in the operating manual and in
ELSA are observed.
WARNING
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Repairing lock carrier. Right headlight mounting
Note
Line -3- indicates the position
where the tab might break off.
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Remove front bumper cover
→ Chapter.
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Remove headlights
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.94.
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