Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Notes:

• ◆ Checking operation of additional heating heater element -Z35
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• ◆ Vehicles with diesel engine are currently fitted with an electric additional heater (heat energy is added to air flow immediately after exiting from heating system heat exchanger).

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• ◆ Vehicles with diesel engine and "auxiliary heater" as optional extra may not be fitted with an electric additional heater depending on vehicle control system. On such vehicles, this function is assumed by the auxiliary heater, which operates as a fuel-driven additional heater (by adding additional heat energy to the coolant).

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=> Auxiliary heater

• ◆ Vehicles with petrol engines are not currently equipped with an additional heater.
• ◆ Replacement air distributor housings all have an opening for an additional heating element. If the vehicle has no additional heating element, the opening is to be sealed with a cover.

Removing

• ‒ Remove driver's storage compartment.

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• ‒ → Unplug connectors -A- , -B- and -C- from heating element -B-.

• ‒ → Remove bolts -A- and pull additional heating element -B- out of heater.

Installing

• ‒ Additional heating element -B- is only to be installed in heater with rubber bushes -D- at lugs -C-.

Then re-install all components removed in reverse order.