Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing holder for heater and air conditioning unit

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Heating, air conditioning / Air conditioner / Front heater and air conditioning unit / Removing and installing holder for heater and air conditioning unit

Note

Leave the holders in the vehicle on removing the heater and air conditioning unit. The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle.

Removing

–	Remove heater and air conditioner unit → Chapter.

–	Disconnect electrical connector -1-.

–	Fold aside the heat shield -2- behind the ABS unit.

–	Unscrew nuts -3- and -5-.

–	Detach the holder -4- in the passenger compartment.

Note

The refrigerant pipe with the internal heat exchanger must be removed if the nut above the ABS unit is not accessible as described → Chapter.

Removing and installing holder for heater and air conditioning unit

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When installing, note the following:

–	Insert holders -1- and -3- into mounting on heater and air conditioning unit -2- and place heater and air conditioning unit in installation position.

–	Install heater and air conditioning unit → Chapter.

Removing and installing holder for heater and air conditioning unit

–	Tighten nuts -3- and -5- on holders.

–	Install remaining components.

–	Read event memory, and clear any entries displayed vehicle diagnostic tester in “Guided fault finding” mode.

–	As a final step, check operation of the heater/air conditioner.

Specified torques:

Removing and installing holder for heater and air conditioning unit

Component	Specified torque
Nut	4.5 Nm

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