Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 958

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Air flap motors (for climate control
regulation), replacing

CAUTION!

Before beginning repairs:

Switch off all electrical consumers.

Switch off ignition.

Remove ignition key from ignition
switch.

Note:

After installing flap motors:

- Ensure wiring is correctly routed.

Harnesses must be routed so that they do
not come into contact with moving parts (for
example the levers on the flap motors).

- Initiate Basic setting, OBD program

function 04 using VAG 1551 Scan Tool
(through m.y. 2001) or VAS 5051 Vehicle
Diagnostic Testing and Information system
in mode "Guided Fault Finding" (through
m.y. 2001 and from m.y. 2002).

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Air flow flap motor -V71-,
removing and installing

Note:

The air flow flap motor also operates
the fresh/recirculating air flap.

Removing

- Remove glove box.

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- With screwdriver, carefully unclip

air flow flap rod -1- from lever -2-.

The flap motor is connects to the
evaporator housing portion of the
heating and A/C unit. To prevent
damage:

- Disconnect electrical connector -

1-.

- Remove screw -3-.

- Lower flap motor and at the same

time pull off fresh air/recirculating
air flap shaft -2-, arrow -A-.

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Installing

Replacement flap motors are
supplied in the "recirculating air"
position. To ease the installation,
first do the following:

When the center position has been
reached:

- Connect electrical connector -1-

to flap motor -2-.

- Switch on ignition.

- Operate button for fresh

air/recirculating air.

- Disconnect electrical connector -

1- from flap motor -2-.

If the flap motor cannot be attached
to the fresh air/recirculating air flap
shaft -1-, remove fresh air blower -
V2-,

Page 80-7

, Fig. 3 and attach

flap by hand.

Through m.y. 2001: Initiate Basic
setting, function 04 using VAG 1551

Page 01-1

or VAS 5051

Page

87-29

.

From m.y. 2002: Initiate Basic
setting, function 04 using VAS 5051

Page 87-29

.

- Insert flap motor in fresh

air/recirculating air shaft -1-.

- Turn flap motor in direction of -

arrow A- and tighten bolts.

- Attach operating rod for air flow

flap.

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Temperature flap motor -V68-,
removing and installing

First do the following:

- Remove glove box.

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- Remove trim under steering

column.

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- Remove center console.

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- Remove connecting duct

Page

80-10

, Fig. 6

Removing

- Disconnect electrical connector -

1-.

- With screwdriver, carefully unclip

operating rod -2- from lever -
arrow A- .

- Remove screws -4-.

- Remove flap motor -3-.

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