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VW Tiguan Heating & Air Conditioner ➜ Removing and installing left temperature flap control motor

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4.5  
Removing and installing left tempera‐  
ture flap control motor - V158- with po‐  
tentiometer - G220-  
β‡’ β€œ4.5.2 Removing and installing left temperature flap control mo‐  
tor V158 , right-hand drive vehicles”, page 84  
4.5.1  
Removing and installing left tempera‐  
ture flap control motor - V158- , 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.  
– Remove footwell vent on driver side β‡’ page 171 .  
– Pull actuating lever -3- off heater unit.  
Note  
The upper bolt can be accessed with a commercially available bit  
ratchet.  
– Unscrew bolts -arrows-.  
– Disconnect connector -2-.  
– Remove left temperature flap control motor - V158- -1-.  
4. Control motors  
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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.  
– Position control motor -1- on air distribution housing. Gear  
wheel -2- of control motor must engage in gear wheel -3- of  
temperature flap lever.  
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The long tooth -4- must engage in recess -arrow- on actuating  
lever.  
Note  
♦ If the gear wheels on the control motor and temperature flap  
lever do not align, rotate the receptacle in the control motor.  
♦ If the bolts cannot be fitted, the control motor is not completely  
seated on the housing.  
♦ Rotate control motor until it reaches a convenient position for  
installation. The direction of rotation can be changed by  
changing polarities.  
– 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.  
– 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 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  
4.5.2  
Removing and installing left tempera‐  
ture flap control motor - V158- , right-  
hand drive vehicles  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester  
Removing  
– Switch all electrical consumers off.  
– Switch off ignition.  
– Withdraw ignition key.  
– Remove baffle plate β‡’ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.  
68 ; Compartments/covers; Removing and installing footwell  
cover on front passenger side .  
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– Remove centre console trim in footwell β‡’ General body re‐  
pairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Centre console; Assembly over‐  
view - centre console .  
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– Pull actuating lever -3- off heater unit.  
Note  
♦ The upper bolt can be accessed with a commercially available  
bit ratchet.  
♦ The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle. However, the  
procedure is analogous.  
– Unscrew bolts -arrows-.  
– Disconnect connector -2-.  
– Remove left temperature flap control motor - V158- -1-.  
4. Control motors  
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Tiguan 2016 ➀ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➀  
Heating, air conditioner - Edition 06.2017  
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.  
– Position control motor -1- on air distribution housing. Gear  
wheel -2- of control motor must engage in gear wheel -3- of  
temperature flap lever.  
β€’
The long tooth -4- must engage in recess -arrow- on actuating  
lever.  
Note  
♦ If the gear wheels on the control motor and temperature flap  
lever do not align, rotate the receptacle in the control motor.  
♦ If the bolts cannot be fitted, the control motor is not completely  
seated on the housing.  
♦ Rotate control motor until it reaches a convenient position for  
installation. The direction of rotation can be changed by  
changing polarities.  
– 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.  
– 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 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  
♦ Centre console trim in footwell β‡’ General body repairs, inte‐  
rior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Centre console; Assembly overview - centre  
console .  
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