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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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– 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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– 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  
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– Carefully press off actuating lever -5- -arrow-.  
– Remove bolts -1-, -2- and -6-.  
– Remove actuation unit -7- 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.  
lk  
– Check that the two gear wheels are correctly aligned.  
The rectangular tooth -2- must engage in the gap -3- of the  
gear wheel -1-.  
– When fitting actuation unit, actuating lever -3- must engage in  
lever -4- 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 .  
108  
Rep. gr.87 - Air conditioning system  
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4.11.4  
Removing and installing front air distri‐  
bution flap actuator, Climatronic, 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 96 .  
– Carefully press off actuating lever -5- -arrow-.  
– Remove bolts -1-, -2- and -6-.  
– Remove actuation unit -7- 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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Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
– When fitting actuation unit, actuating lever -3- must engage in  
lever -4- 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  
110  
Rep. gr.87 - Air conditioning system  
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Front heater and air conditioning unit  
⇒ “5.2 Assembly overview - add-on parts of heater and air con‐  
ditioning unit and of air intake box”, page 116  
⇒ “5.3 Assembly overview - evaporator housing”, page 118  
⇒ “5.4 Assembly overview - flaps and partitions in air distribution  
housing”, page 119  
⇒ “5.5 Removing and installing heater and air conditioning unit”,  
page 122  
⇒ “5.6 Dismantling and assembling heater and air conditioning  
unit”, page 126  
⇒ “5.7 Removing and installing air distribution housing”,  
page 128  
⇒ “5.8 Removing and installing holder for heater and air condi‐  
tioning unit”, page 128  
⇒ “5.9 Removing and installing evaporator”, page 129  
⇒ “5.10 Removing and installing fresh air blower control unit J126  
”, page 131  
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⇒ “5.11 Removing and installing dust and pollen filter”,  
page 132  
⇒ “5.12 Removing and installing fresh air blower V2 ”,  
page 134  
⇒ “5.13 Checking auxiliary air heater element Z35 with auxiliary  
air heater control unit J604 ”, page 135  
⇒ “5.14 Removing and installing auxiliary air heater element Z35  
with auxiliary air heater control unit J604 ”, page 137  
⇒ “5.15 Removing and installing heat exchanger”, page 139  
⇒ “5.16 Removing and installing coolant pipes on heat exchang‐  
er”, page 156  
⇒ “5.17 Removing and installing evaporator temperature sensor  
G308 ”, page 158  
⇒ “5.18 Checking condensation drain”, page 160  
⇒ “5.19 Removing and installing condensation drain”, page 161  
⇒ “5.20 Removing and installing baffle plate”, page 165  
5.1  
Assembly overview - heater and air con‐  
ditioning unit  
5.1.1  
Assembly overview - heater and air con‐  
ditioning unit, Climatronic  
The following information applies to left-hand drive vehicles. A  
right-hand drive vehicle is similar.  
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