Heating And A/C System Controls

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Removal

NOTE:

The controls consist of two separable housings on the Passat from MY 06. Before removing controls, bring rotary buttons into the following position:

Heater control to cold

Blower to 0

Air flow direction to footwell

Removal on the Passat from MY 06, on the Passat CC from MY 09 and on the CC from MY 10 is identical.

-- Remove the trim from the center of the instrument panel. Refer to Removal and Installation .

-- Remove the screws (1.5 Nm) -2- (4.2 x 45 mm) and -3- (4.2 x 16 mm) and remove the heating and ventilation controls -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Bolts And Center Console Controls

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-- Release the connector -A- by pulling it in direction of arrow -1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Heating And Ventilation Controls Electrical Connection Retainers

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-- Press connector release -B- toward the connector -arrow 2- and disconnect the connector -C-.

-- Disconnect the connector -D-.

Installation

Installation is performed in reverse order of removal, make sure when doing so that the rotary buttons have the same position as when removing.