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6 - Right temperature flap control motor - V159-
❑ With potentiometer for right temperature flap control motor - G221-
❑ Checking: ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 88
❑ Renewing: initiate basic setting using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester
4.2
Removing and installing temperature
flap control motor - V68- with potentiom‐
eter - G92-
⇒ “4.2.2 Removing and installing temperature flap control motor
V68 , right-hand drive vehicles”, page 73
4.2.1
Removing and installing temperature
flap control motor - V68- , left-hand drive
vehicles
Electrical/manual air conditioning system
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester
Removing
– Switch off ignition.
– Equipment version with ignition lock: 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 temperature flap control motor - V68- -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.
– Fit control motor -1- on air distribution housing. Gear wheel
-2- on control motor must engage in the gear wheel -3- on
actuating 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.
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– 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
4.2.2
Removing and installing temperature
flap control motor - V68- , right-hand
drive vehicles
Electrical/manual air conditioning system
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester
Removing
– Switch off ignition.
– Remove baffle plate ⇒ page 165 .
– Remove centre console trim in footwell ⇒ General body re‐
pairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Centre console; Removing and
installing centre console trim in front footwell .
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– 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 temperature flap control motor - V68- -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.
– Fit control motor -1- on air distribution housing. Gear wheel
-2- on control motor must engage in the gear wheel -3- on
actuating lever.
•
The long tooth -4- must engage in recess -arrow- on actuating
lever.
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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.
– 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 .
4.3
Removing and installing defroster flap
control motor - V107- with potentiometer
- G135-
⇒ “4.3.2 Removing and installing defroster flap control motor
V107 with potentiometer G135 , right-hand drive vehicles”,
page 77
4.3.1
Removing and installing defroster flap
control motor - V107- with potentiometer
- G135- , left-hand drive vehicles
Special tools and workshop equipment required
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