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4.5
Removing and installing left tempera‐
ture flap control motor - V158- with po‐
tentiometer - G220-
⇒ “4.5.2 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 ⇒ 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-.
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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 “basic setting” ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester in “Guided
Fault Finding” mode.
– Check operation of heater and air conditioning system.
Specified torques
♦ ⇒ “5.1 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 ⇒ 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 ⇒ 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-.
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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.
•
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 “basic setting” ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester in “Guided
Fault Finding” mode.
– Check operation of heater and air conditioning system.
Specified torques
♦ ⇒ “5.1 Assembly overview - heater and air conditioning unit”,
page 111
♦ Centre console trim in footwell ⇒ General body repairs, inte‐
rior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Centre console; Assembly overview - centre
console .
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4.6
Removing and installing right tempera‐
ture flap control motor - V159- with po‐
tentiometer - G221-
⇒ “4.6.2 Removing and installing right temperature flap control
motor V159 , right-hand drive vehicles”, page 88
4.6.1
Removing and installing right tempera‐
ture flap control motor - V159- , 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 baffle plate ⇒ page 165 .
– Pull off actuating lever -1- for temperature flap.
– Unscrew bolts -arrows-.
– Remove right temperature flap control motor - V159- -2-.
– Separate connector -3-.
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