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Removing and installing rear right air quantity flap control motor V240 — AUDI

Removing and installing rear right air quantity flap control motor V240 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

Removing and installing rear right air quantity flap control motor
V240
Removing
Observe general notes (see the separate procedure).
Move front right seat to rearmost position.
Switch off ignition.
Remove glove box (repair group 68: Shelves / trim panels; Removing and installing glove box).
Remove lower cover for dash panel (repair group 68: Shelves / trim panels; Removing and installing dash panel trim (driver side)).
Remove centre console (repair group 68: Centre console; Removing and installing centre console).
Mark electrical connector and control motor.
Unplug electrical connector (3).
Remove bolts
1 and 4.
Detach control motor (2) from shaft of actuating arm (5).
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal; note the following:
Tightening torques (see the separate procedure) “Exploded view - control motors (front), right side, deluxe version”
Caution
Risk of damage to control motor.
The actuator socket in the control motor must not be turned by hand when the connector is not plugged in, as this could damage the electronics in the control motor.
If it is necessary to turn the actuator socket in the control motor, turn it carefully and slowly by hand with the connector plugged in.
The actuator socket in the control motor (3) can only be fitted onto the actuating arm (5) in one position.
The actuator socket in the control motor must be opposite the actuating arm as shown.
Note
If the actuator socket and actuating arm are not opposite one another, the socket in the control motor must be turned. Observe general notes (see the separate procedure).
Plug in electrical connector (1).
Position control motor on air distribution housing. The actuating arm must engage (arrow) in actuator socket (4).
There must not be any play in the connection between the control motor and actuating arm.
Tighten the bolts to torque .
Route the wiring harness (2) such that it cannot come into contact with moving components (e.g. control motor lever).
After completing the repairs, perform the following work on the operating unit
Vehicle diagnostic tester in
“Guided Fault Finding” mode:
Read out event memory and delete any entries displayed.
Perform basic setting.
Perform final control diagnosis.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.