Removing and installing temperature flap control motor V68 and defroster flap control motor V107 — AUDI

Removing and installing
temperature flap control motor
V68
and
defroster flap control motor
V107
Note
The air intake unit contains various identical connectors. To avoid possible interchange, mark the connectors before unplugging.
Different control motors are fitted at the air conditioner unit and in the air intake unit. These motors have different electrical values and part number indices
Electronic parts catalogue
. To avoid possible interchange, mark the control motors prior to removal.
Depending on the operating unit (
Climatronic control unit
J255
), the
temperature flap control motor
V68
on vehicles manufactured in 2010 may also be displayed as the
left temperature flap control motor
V158
Vehicle diagnostic tester
,
“Guided Fault Finding”
.
Removing
Observe general notes
Chapter
.
Remove dash panel
General body repairs, interior
Rep. gr.
70
Dash panel; Removing and installing dash panel
.
Remove central tube
General body repairs, interior
Rep. gr.
70
Central tube for dash panel; Removing and installing central tube for dash panel
.
Unplug electrical connectors
1, 3 and 5
and move wiring harness
4
clear.
Release the locking lugs
6
.
Swivel out mounting
2
for control motors and disengage guide pin.
Carefully press retaining tabs
arrows
outwards and take control motor
A
out of mounting
B
.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal; note the following:
Note
The control motor mounting must be renewed if the retaining tabs in the mounting have broken off.
Insert new control motor in mounting
4
, paying attention to assignment.
Temperature flap control motor
V68
item 1
, colour of gear wheel
2
= black
Defroster flap control motor
V107
item 3
, colour of gear wheel
5
= white
To check operation of control motor, connect an adapter cable
Chapter
, or use a test lead from
adapter set
V.A.G 1594C
to connect contacts
“5”
and
“6”
of control motor to a 12 V battery via a 5 A fuse.
Note
Allow control motor to turn as far as stop. The direction of rotation can be reversed by interchanging positive and negative.
If one of the control motors is not in the installation position with respect to its gear wheel, it must be turned by applying 12 V to contacts
“5”
and
“6”
.
Move the lever for the defrost flap
2
and for the temperature flap
4
at the air distribution housing of the air conditioning unit to the position shown.
Insert mounting
1
at housing; gear wheel
3
on defroster flap control motor must engage in gear wheel
2
on defroster flap lever, as shown.
Note
Pay attention to correct mutual positioning of the gear wheels on assembly (short tooth and short gap).
The gear wheel
5
at the temperature flap control motor must engage in the gear wheel
4
at the temperature flap lever as shown.
Press mounting fully onto housing.
Route electrical wiring harness so 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:
Interrogate event memory and delete any entries displayed.
Perform basic setting.
Perform final control diagnosis.