Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing right temperature flap control motor -V159-, LHD vehicles

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Vehicle diagnostic tester

First carry out the following work:

Switch off all electrical consumers.
Switch off ignition.
Remove ignition key.

Removing

Remove baffle plate → Chapter.

Pull off actuating lever -1- for temperature flap.
Unscrew bolts -arrows-.
Remove right temperature flap control motor -V159--2-.
Disconnect electrical connector -3-.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When installing, note 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 gear wheel -3- on 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.

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. mid-position). Wait until control 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).

Note Turn the control motor until it reaches a convenient position for installation. The direction of rotation can be changed by changing polarities.

Read event memory, and clear any entries displayed. Then, perform “basic setting”vehicle diagnostic tester in “Guided fault finding” mode.
As a final step, check operation of heater and air conditioning system.

Removing and installing right temperature flap control motor -V159-, LHD vehicles