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Removing, installing and adjusting cable for regulating valve — AUDI

Removing, installing and adjusting cable for regulating valve on Audi: 12 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.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 2DA

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  • The sheath (2) of cable must contact stop (arrow).
  • Ensure that positions "“cold”" and "“warm”" can be reached on regulating valve by turning rotary temperature knob.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove heater unit .
  2. Loosen clip (1).
  3. Swing cable (2) upwards (arrow) and unhook it.
  4. Loosen clip (3).
  5. Unclip cable (2) from lever (1) for regulating valve.
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  1. Attach blue cable for regulating valve to controls for fresh and heated air. [Note: The sheath (2) of cable must contact stop (arrow).]
  2. Press in clip (1).
  3. Turn rotary temperature knob to "“cold”" stop.
  4. Hold lever (1) against stop.
  5. Clip in core end.
  6. Secure cable (2) with clip (3).
  7. Ensure that positions "“cold”" and "“warm”" can be reached on regulating valve by turning rotary temperature knob.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.