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Dismantling and assembling air distribution housing — AUDI

Dismantling and assembling air distribution housing on Audi: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.

factory workshop text

📋 Procedure

Dismantling and assembling air distribution housing
Note
The levers and cam plates are provided with code numbers. In cases of doubt about assignment of one of these components, pay attention to assignment.
Moisten the guides of the cam plates as well as the pins at the flap levers with a small quantity of e.g.
lubricating paste
G 000 150
Electronic parts catalogue
.
Seal
Air duct
With shut-off flaps
Air duct to right chest vent and for indirect ventilation of dash panel on right
Do not dismantle
Oval head self-tapping screw
Lever
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
Heed assignment (code number
„862“
)
Lever
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
Heed assignment (code number
„861“
)
Cam plate
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„154“
)
Holder
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (no code number)
Oval head self-tapping screw
Front right defroster and chest vent shut-off flap control motor
V199
With
potentiometer
G317
Removing and installing
Chapter
Oval head self-tapping screw
Seal
Seal
Air duct
With shut-off flaps
Air duct to left chest vent and for indirect ventilation of dash panel on left
Do not dismantle
Lever
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
Heed assignment (code number
„863“
)
Cam plate
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„155“
)
Holder
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (no code number)
Front left defroster and chest vent shut-off flap control motor
V200
With
potentiometer
G318
Removing and installing
Chapter
Defroster flap control motor
V107
With
potentiometer
G135
Removing and installing
Chapter
Lever
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„837“
)
Lever at flap is marked
„838“
(leave with connecting rod at defroster flap in air distribution housing)
Oval head self-tapping screw
Left vent temperature sender
G150
Removing and installing
Chapter
Air duct
With shut-off flaps
Air duct to left footwell vents
Do not dismantle
Lever
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
Heed assignment (code number
„842“
)
Cam plate
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„157“
)
Holder
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (no code number)
Left footwell flap control motor
V108
With
potentiometer
G139
Removing and installing
Chapter
Lever
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„835“
)
Lever at flap is marked
„836“
(leave at cold air flap in air distribution housing)
Centre vent control motor
V102
With
potentiometer
G138
This control motor actuates the cold air flap (flap in air duct bypassing heat exchangers)
Chapter
Removing and installing
Chapter
Air distribution housing
Do not dismantle
Different versions:
Electronic parts catalogue
On vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
, the rear air ducts are fitted with flaps and the connection to the rear cold air duct is open
On vehicles with no
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
, the rear air ducts are not fitted with flaps and the connection to the rear cold air duct is sealed
30
Seal
31
Right vent temperature sender
G151
Removing and installing
Chapter
32
Lever
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„833“
)
Lever at flap is marked
„834“
(leave at warm air flap in air distribution housing)
33
Temperature flap control motor
V68
With
potentiometer
G92
This control motor actuates the warm air flap (flap in air duct starting in mixing chamber downstream of heat exchanger)
Chapter
Removing and installing
Chapter
34
Air duct
With shut-off flaps
Air duct to right footwell vents
Do not dismantle
35
Lever
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
Heed assignment (code number
„840“
)
36
Cam plate
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„156“
)
37
Holder
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (no code number)
38
Right footwell flap control motor
V109
2)
With
potentiometer
G140
Removing and installing
Chapter
39
Rear right vent control motor
V219
With
potentiometer
G350
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
Removing and installing
Chapter
40
Rear left vent control motor
V218
With
potentiometer
G349
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
Removing and installing
Chapter
41
Holder
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
42
Cam plate (to
rear right vent control motor
V219
)
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
Heed assignment (code number
„158“
)
43
Lever (to
rear right vent control motor
V219
)
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
To warm air flap
Heed assignment (code number
„845“
)
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
44
Lever (to
rear right vent control motor
V219
)
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
To cold air flap
Heed assignment (code number
„844“
)
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
45
Lever (to
rear left vent control motor
V218
)
Not to be removed (danger of interchange)
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265
Heed assignment (code number
„863“
)
46
Cam plate (to
rear left vent control motor
V218
)
Mark prior to removal to avoid interchange
Heed assignment (code number
„159“
)
Only fitted on vehicles with
rear Climatronic operating and display unit
E265

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.