Air Door Actuator / Motor: Service and Repair

Air Flap Motors (for Climate Control Regulation), Replacing

CAUTION:
Before beginning repairs:
- Switch off all electrical consumers.
- Switch off ignition.
- Remove ignition key from ignition switch.

NOTE:
After installing flap motors:
- Ensure wiring is correctly routed. Harnesses must be routed so that they do not come into contact with moving parts (for example the levers on the flap motors).
- Initiate Basic setting, OBD program function 04 using VAG 1551 Scan Tool (through m.y. 2001) or VAS 5051 Vehicle Diagnostic Testing and Information system in mode "Guided Fault Finding" (through m.y. 2001 and from m.y. 2002).

Air flow flap motor -V71-, removing and installing

NOTE: The air flow flap motor also operates the fresh/recirculating air flap.

Removing
- Remove glove box.







- With screwdriver, carefully unclip air flow flap rod -1- from lever -2-.







- Disconnect electrical connector -1-.
- Remove screw -3-.

The flap motor is connects to the evaporator housing portion of the heating and A/C unit. To prevent damage:
- Lower flap motor and at the same time pull off fresh air/recirculating air flap shaft -2-, arrow -A-.

Installing
Replacement flap motors are supplied in the "recirculating air" position. To ease the installation, first do the following:







- Connect electrical connector -1- to flap motor -2-.
- Switch on ignition.
- Operate button for fresh air/recirculating air.

When the center position has been reached:
- Disconnect electrical connector -1- from flap motor -2-.







- Insert flap motor in fresh air/recirculating air shaft -1-.

If the flap motor cannot be attached to the fresh air/recirculating air flap shaft -1-, remove fresh air blower -V2-, Fig. 3 and attach flap by hand.
- Turn flap motor in direction of -arrow A- and tighten bolts.
- Attach operating rod for air flow flap.

Through m.y. 2001: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAG 1551 or VAS 5051.

From m.y. 2002: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAS 5051.

Temperature flap motor -V68-, removing and installing
First do the following:
- Remove glove box.
- Remove trim under steering column.
- Remove center console.
- Remove connecting duct

Removing







- Disconnect electrical connector -1-.
- With screwdriver, carefully unclip operating rod -2- from lever -arrow A-.
- Remove screws -4-.
- Remove flap motor -3-.

Installing
- Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:
- Through m.y. 2001: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAG 1551 or VAS 5051.
- From m.y. 2002: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAS 5051.

Central flap motor -V70-, removing and installing
First do the following:
- Remove glove box.
- Remove trim under the steering column.
- Remove center console.
- Remove connecting duct Fig. 6

Removing







- Disconnect electrical connector -1-.
- With screwdriver, carefully unclip operating rod -2- from lever -arrow A-.
- Remove bolts -3-.
- Turn operating rod -2- and remove from flap motor -4-.
- Remove flap motor.

Installing
- Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:
- Through m.y. 2001: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAG 1551 or VAS 5051.
- From m.y. 2002: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAS 5051.

Footwell/defrost flap motor -V85-, removing and installing

Removing
- Remove trim under steering column.







- Disconnect electrical connector -1-.
- Turn flap motor -4- and disengage from operating rod -2-.
- Remove flap motor -4- from housing.

Installing
- Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:
- Through m.y. 2001: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAG 1551 or VAS 5051.
- From m.y. 2002: Initiate Basic setting, function 04 using VAS 5051.