Removing and installing right footwell vent temperature sender G262 — AUDI
Removing and installing right footwell vent temperature sender G262 on Audi: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi Q7 (4L, 2005–2015)
- Special tools named: VAS 5051
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- To ensure that right footwell vent temperature sender G262 is free of play in mounting (F), an O-ring (D) is fitted.
📋 Procedure
- Remove glove box General body repairs, interior70.
- Remove the control unit for front display and information control panel J523 / control unit 1 for information electronics J794 together with the corresponding bracket Electrical system91.
- Unplug the connector (B) from the right footwell vent temperature sender G262(A).
- Give the right footwell vent temperature sender G262(A) an approx. 90° turn in direction of arrow. [Note: If there is not enough space to turn the right footwell vent temperature sender G262(A), detach the air duct to the right footwell (E) from the air conditioning unit (remove the air duct (C) and push the air duct to the right footwell (E) downwards slightly).]
- Take right footwell vent temperature sender G262(A) out of air duct to right footwell (E).
- Check the O-ring (D) for damage and correct positioning.
- Insert the right footwell vent temperature sender G262(A) correctly in the air duct mount (F). [Note: To ensure that right footwell vent temperature sender G262 is free of play in mounting (F), an O-ring (D) is fitted.]
- Plug in the connector (B) at the right footwell vent temperature sender G262(A) and check the routing of the wire.
- Re-install remaining components in reverse order of removal.
- Interrogate fault memory of front operating and display unit (Climatronic control unit J255) and erase any faults displayed Guided Fault Finding function of vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051.
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