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VW Tiguan Heating & Air Conditioner ➜ Removing and installing fresh air/air recirculation, air flow flap control motor

Tiguan 2016 ➀ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➀  
Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
– Remove centre console β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep.  
gr. 68 ; Centre console; Assembly overview - centre console .  
– Remove bolt -2- from rear temperature flap control motor -  
V137- -1-.  
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– Unscrew bolts -3-.  
– Separate connector -2-.  
– Remove rear temperature flap control motor - V137- -1-.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal. Observe the following:  
Note  
♦ Check.operation of flaps and hinge mechanisms.  
♦ Make sure levers and shafts are properly fitted in the mounts.  
– Check operation of heater and air conditioning system.  
Specified torques  
♦ Assembly overview - centre console β‡’ General body repairs,  
interior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Centre console; Assembly overview -  
centre console  
4.8  
Removing and installing fresh air/air re‐  
circulation, air flow flap control motor -  
V425- with potentiometer - G644-  
β‡’ β€œ4.8.1 Removing and installing fresh air/air recirculation, air flow  
flap control motor V425 , left-hand drive vehicles”, page 91  
β‡’ β€œ4.8.2 Removing and installing fresh air/air recirculation, air flow  
flap control motor V425 , RHD vehicles”, page 93  
4.8.1  
Removing and installing fresh air/air re‐  
circulation, air flow flap control motor -  
V425- , left-hand drive vehicles  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester  
Removing  
– Switch all electrical consumers off.  
– Switch off ignition.  
– Withdraw ignition key.  
4. Control motors  
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Tiguan 2016 ➀ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➀  
Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
– Remove glove compartment β‡’ General body repairs, interior;  
Rep. gr. 68 ; Compartments/covers; Removing and installing  
glove compartment .  
– Unclip wiring harness.  
– Unscrew bolts -arrows-.  
– Remove fresh air/air recirculation, air flow flap control motor -  
V425- -1- from air intake duct -2-.  
– Separate connector -3-.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal. Observe the following:  
– Fresh air flap must be set to β€œclosed” position to allow for in‐  
stallation of air recirculation flap control motor - V113- .  
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 ➀ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➀  
Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
– Receptacle of control motor -1- can be fitted on actuating arm  
-2- in only one position.  
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The receptacle of the control motor must align with the actuat‐  
ing arm as shown in illustration.  
Note  
Rotate the receptacle in the control motor if the mount and ac‐  
tuating arm do not align.  
– 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. middle position). Wait until con‐  
trol motor has moved to desired position and switch off ignition.  
– Fit control motor on air intake box. The actuating arm must  
engage in receptacle -1- -arrow- while doing so.  
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There must not be any play in the connection between control  
motor and actuating lever.  
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).  
Note  
Rotate control motor until it reaches a convenient position for in‐  
stallation. The direction of rotation can be changed by changing  
polarities.  
– Read event memory and erase any entries displayed. Then  
perform β€œbasic setting” β‡’ Vehicle diagnostic tester in β€œGuided  
Fault Finding” mode.  
– Check operation of heater and air conditioning system.  
Specified torques  
♦ β‡’ β€œ5.1 Assembly overview - heater and air conditioning unit”,  
page 111  
♦ Compartments/covers; Assembly overview - glove compart‐  
ment β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Com‐  
partments/covers; Assembly overview - glove compartment .  
4.8.2  
Removing and installing fresh air/air re‐  
circulation, air flow flap control motor -  
V425- , RHD vehicles  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester  
4. Control motors  
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Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
Note  
The control motor has end stops with integrated limit switches  
instead of a potentiometer.  
Removing  
– Switch all electrical consumers off.  
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– Switch off ignition.  
– Withdraw ignition key.  
– Remove dash panel central tube β‡’ General body repairs, in‐  
terior; Rep. gr. 70 ; Dash panel central tube; Removing and  
installing dash panel central tube .  
– Unscrew bolts -2-.  
– Remove fresh air/air recirculation air flow flap control motor -  
V425- -1- from air intake duct.  
– Separate connector -3-.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal. Observe the following:  
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