Display And Control Unit, Removing And Installing, Climatic

Removing

NOTE:

The controls consist of two separable housings on the Passat from MY 2006. Turn the controls to the following positions before removing them:

Heater control to "cold"

Blower to "0"

Air flow direction to "footwell"

Removal on the Passat from MY 2006, on the Passat CC from MY 2009 and on the CC from MY 2010 is identical.

-- Remove the instrument panel center trim. Refer to CENTER CONSOLE .

-- 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- from the center console.

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: 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-.

-- Loosen the retainer on the connector -D- and remove the connector -D-.

Installing

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