Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing temperature flap control motor - V68-, RHD vehicles

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Heating, air conditioning / Air conditioner / Control motors / Removing and installing temperature flap control motor - V68-, RHD vehicles

Heater and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Vehicle diagnostic tester

Removing

–	Switch off ignition.

–	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.

–	Unscrew bolts -arrows-.

–	Disconnect electrical connector -2-.

–	Remove temperature flap control motor -V68--1-.

Removing and installing temperature flap control motor - V68-, 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.

–	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.

–	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.

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