Heating, air conditioning

Removing and installing right vent temperature sender -G151

~1min read

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Vehicle diagnostic tester

Removing

Note Only on vehicles with Climatronic. On vehicles with heater or air conditioning system with electric/manual controls, the apertures in the air ducts are sealed with plugs.

The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle. The procedure is identical.

  • Remove dash panel end cover → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
  • Turn vent temperature sender -1- in -direction of arrow- and pull it out of mounting.
  • Disconnect electrical connector -2-.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When installing, note the following:
Removing and installing right vent temperature sender -G151
  • Renew seal -3- if damaged or defective.
Note

An incorrectly installed vent temperature sender will cause flow noise.

  • As a final step, read event memory, and erase any entries displayed using vehicle diagnostic tester in “Guided fault finding” mode.

Specified torque

Dash panel; Removing and installing dash panel end cover → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70
Removing and installing right vent temperature sender -G151

Test yourself

A quick Volkswagen Golf quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.