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Removing and installing control motor for fresh/re-circulating air flap V154
Removing and installing control motor for fresh/re-circulating air flap - V154-
Removing
   
–  Removing fresh air blower → Chapter.
–  Carefully cut through cable strap -4-.
–  Unplug connector -2- from the control motor.
–  Release screws -3- and -5-.
–  Pull holder -1- with control motor as far forward as possible, until the gear segments no longer engage.
–  Push outside catches at the top of the holder -1- downwards -arrows- and remove holder with control motor.
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–  Remove control motor from the holder.
   To this end press the catch pegs -arrows- outwards while pushing the control motor out of the catches.
Install
  Note
t  The spare part control motor for fresh/re-circulating air flap -V154- is on position “re-circulating air”.
t  If necessary connect the control motor to the wiring loom and switch to position “re-circulating air”.
t  Pay attention to the part numbers as the control motor is different for the heating and air conditioning unit!
–  Press control motor into the holder.
–  Press holder with control motor in top part into the housing and lock into position.
   The gear wheels must not yet engage.
The following steps must occur simultaneously:
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t  Close fresh-air flap and hold shut.
t  Insert the control motor in the housing in such a way that the 1st tooth -A- of gear wheel -2- of the control motor engages in the opening between the 1st and 2nd tooth of gear segment -1- of the fresh-air flap.
t  Position the re-circulating air flap in such a way that the markings -arrows- on the gear wheel -2- and the gear segment -3- of the re-circulating air flap engage.
t  Press the control motor fully into the housing.
–  Screw the holder of the control motor (1 Nm).
–  Insert plug connection at control motor, switch on ignition and check operation of the control motor by pressing the re-circulating air button.
  WARNING
When testing the control motor do not interfere with the gear wheel or flap kinematics.
  Note
t  It must be possible to smoothly adjust the fresh air flap and the re-circulating air flap up to the stop.
t  If the kinematics are stiff, immediately disconnect the ignition, remove the control motor with holder and repeat the installation.
If the flap adjustment is smooth, proceed with the installation in reverse sequence to the removal.
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