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VW Tiguan Heating & Air Conditioner ➜ Removing and installing air distribution flap actuation unit

Tiguan 2016 ➤ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➤  
Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
4.11  
Removing and installing air distribution  
flap actuation unit  
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⇒ “4.11.2 Removing and installing front air distribution flap actua‐  
tor, electric/manual air conditioning system, right-hand drive ve‐  
hicles”, page 106  
⇒ “4.11.3 Removing and installing front air distribution flap actua‐  
tion unit, Climatronic”, page 107  
⇒ “4.11.4 Removing and installing front air distribution flap actua‐  
tor, Climatronic, right-hand drive vehicles”, page 109  
4.11.1  
Removing and installing front air distri‐  
bution flap actuator, electric/manual air  
conditioning system, left-hand drive ve‐  
hicles  
Removing  
– Remove dash panel central tube ⇒ General body repairs, in‐  
terior; Rep. gr. 70 ; Dash panel central tube; Removing and  
installing dash panel central tube .  
– Remove air duct for defroster vent ⇒ page 176 .  
– Unbolt air distribution flap control motor ⇒ page 101 .  
– Carefully press off actuating lever -7- -arrow-.  
– Carefully press off actuating lever -3- from defroster flap lever  
-2-.  
– Remove bolts -1-, -4- and -8-.  
– Remove actuation unit -9- upwards.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal. Observe the following:  
Note  
Check operation of flaps and hinge mechanism before fitting.  
Make sure levers and shafts are properly fitted in the mounts.  
– Check that the two gear wheels are correctly aligned.  
The rectangular tooth -2- must engage in the gap -3- of the  
gear wheel -1-.  
4. Control motors  
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Tiguan 2016 ➤ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➤  
Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
– When fitting actuation unit, actuating lever -5- must engage in  
lever -6- of centre vent flap.  
Specified torques  
⇒ “5.1 Assembly overview - heater and air conditioning unit”,  
page 111  
♦ Dash panel; Assembly overview - dash panel ⇒ General body  
repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70 ; Dash panel; Assembly overview  
- dash panel .  
4.11.2  
Removing and installing front air distri‐  
bution flap actuator, electric/manual air  
conditioning system, right-hand drive  
vehicles  
Removing  
– Remove dash panel central tube ⇒ General body repairs, in‐  
terior; Rep. gr. 70 ; Dash panel central tube; Removing and  
installing dash panel central tube .  
– Remove air duct for defroster vent ⇒ page 176 .  
– Unbolt air distribution flap control motor ⇒ page 101 .  
– Carefully press off actuating lever -7- -arrow-.  
– Carefully press off actuating lever -3- from defroster flap lever  
-2-.  
– Remove bolts -1-, -4- and -8-.  
– Remove actuation unit -9- upwards.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal. Observe the following:  
Note  
Check operation of flaps and hinge mechanism before fitting.  
Make sure levers and shafts are properly fitted in the mounts.  
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Tiguan 2016 ➤ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➤  
Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
– Check that the two gear wheels are correctly aligned.  
The rectangular tooth -2- must engage in the gap -3- of the  
gear wheel -1-.  
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– When fitting actuation unit, actuating lever -5- must engage in  
lever -6- of centre vent flap.  
Specified torques  
⇒ “5.1 Assembly overview - heater and air conditioning unit”,  
page 111  
♦ Assembly overview - dash panel central tube ⇒ General body  
repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 70 ; Dash panel central tube; As‐  
sembly overview - dash panel central tube  
4.11.3  
Removing and installing front air distri‐  
bution flap actuation unit, Climatronic  
Removing  
– Remove dash panel central tube ⇒ General body repairs, in‐  
terior; Rep. gr. 70 ; Dash panel central tube; Removing and  
installing dash panel central tube .  
– Remove air duct for defroster vent ⇒ page 176 .  
– Unbolt air distribution flap control motor ⇒ page 96 .  
4. Control motors  
107  
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