Removing and installing air recirculation flap control motor V113, LHD vehicles — VW

Removing and installing
air recirculation flap control motor
V113
, LHD vehicles
Heater and air conditioning system with electric/manual controls
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Vehicle diagnostic tester
Note
The control motor has end stops with integrated limit switches instead of a potentiometer.
First carry out the following work:
Switch off all electrical consumers.
Switch off ignition.
Remove ignition key.
Removing
Remove glove compartment
General body repairs, interior
Rep. gr.
68
Compartments/covers; Removing and installing glove compartment
.
Unscrew bolts
arrows
.
Remove
air recirculation flap control motor
V113
3
from air intake duct
2
.
Disconnect electrical connector
1
.
Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When installing, note the following:
Note
Check operation of flaps and hinge mechanism before fitting.
Make sure levers and shafts are properly fitted in the mounts.
The fresh air flap must be set to
“closed”
position in order to allow for installing
air recirculation flap control motor
V113
.
The operating shaft
2
must be on the stop
1
arrow
as shown.
Note
If the control motor operating shaft is not on the
“fresh air mode”
stop, rotate the receptacle in the control motor.
Fresh air flap must be set to
“open”
position, in order to allow fresh air to flow into the vehicle.
Switch on ignition, connect respective control motor to vehicle wiring harness and select a setting on operating and display unit to set control motor to desired position (e.g. mid-position). Wait until control motor has moved to desired position and switch off ignition.
Position the control motor on the air intake box. The operating shaft must engage in the receptacle.
There must not be any play in the connection between the operating shaft and receptacle.
Note
If the bolts cannot be fitted, the control motor is not completely seated on the housing.
Route wiring harness so that it cannot come into contact with any moving parts (e.g. actuating arm on control motor).
Read event memory and erase any entries displayed. Then perform
“basic setting”
Vehicle diagnostic tester
in
“Guided fault-finding”
mode.
As a final step, check operation of heater and air conditioning system.
Specified torque
Chapter
“
Assembly overview - heater and air conditioning unit
”
Compartments/covers; Assembly overview - glove compartment
General body repairs, interior
Rep. gr.
68
Compartments/covers; Assembly overview - glove compartment
.