Removing and installing operating and display unit, air conditioning system with electric/manual controls and Climatronic — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf VII Variant (BA), VW Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020)

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📋 Procedure

1. Unclip trim (1) at marked points (arrows) in (direction of arrow) from operating and display unit using removal wedge3409.
2. Press operating and display unit in direction of the dash panel to release the expansion rivets.
3. Pull out spreader rivets (2) in (direction of arrow A).
4. Remove operating and display unit (1) in (direction of arrow B). [Note: If a new Climatronic control unit J255 or air conditioning system control unit J301 is installed, the function "Renew control unit", the basic setting and an adaptation ("“Compressor first run”") must be carried out in the "Guided fault finding" or in the "Guided functions".]

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