Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

• ◆ Chilling spray (commercially available)

Checking regulating flap

• ‒ Remove air cleaner , Fig. 3 .

• ‒ → Check control flap position -1-.
• ‒ Above +23 °C flap must close warm air connection
• ‒ Below +10 °C flap opens warm air connection

Note:

The function of the thermo-element can be checked easily by spraying it with a commercial chilling agent, to do this the air intake housing must be removed => Page 24-23 , Dismantling and assembling air cleaner.