Heater/air-con has packed up.

[Ads4]

Zilch. Nada. Nothing. Kaput. I think it's broken.
The vents no longer emit an air flow. This has been an intermittent problem for the last week but is now permanent and i now need to drive with a window open to keep the interior from misting up. Has the fan broken or could it be a fuse? Or a whole new heater unit needed? I know nothing (nada. zilch.) about the heating system so would welcome some advice please!

[Peakz]

Check the fuse first, at the very end of the dash (nearside), the panel has diagram if I remember correctly.

Could also be the brushes on the heater motor but that would get gradually worse over a longer pweriod, new brushes are only around £50 fitted from your local washing machine repairer.

I can't remember if the resistor pack on these is susceptible to failure but that's another cause I guess.

[Peakz]

Hmmm, my first double-post!

[CliveH]

Adam - do you have access to VAG-COM?

Any fault codes should give you a clue to where the problem lies.

[CliveH]

Hmmm, my first double-post!

It's not too late to remove it...or are you just trying to get into 4th gear...? (as usual )

[Harper--D]

If i rember rightly, there was a HVAC fault code on the rr day!

[MarkB]

Hmmm, my first double-post!

What double post?

[MarkB]

Adam, if you're local to me any time soon I'd happily scan the car for you...

[Ads4]

Address 08: Auto HVAC Labels: None
Part No: 8D0 820 043 N
Component: A4 KLIMAAUTOMAT D56
Coding: 00061
Shop #: WSC 06325

1 Fault Found:
01273 - Fresh Air Blower (V2)
17-00 - Control Difference

Means nothing to me

[Peakz]

Fault Code 01273 - http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/01273


MarkB - Thanks for sorting out my double-post.

[Ads4]

Looks like my 'Fresh Air Blower (V2)' is defective then?! New unit required? Trip to the stealers then...

[Peakz]

Take the blower motor out from behind the glovebox first, a slightly fiddly job. Once it's out check the motor brushes for excessive wear, if they're worn it's a cheap fix. Shouldn't take you longer than forty minutes to take it out, even less to put it back once you've remembered where all the screws go.

[s4woody]

Part No: 8D0 820 043 N
that part number is for the control unit that sits in the centre console..about £570 inc vat..well thats stealer price anyways...
or to put it into ringlish..its your climate control panel..
the control panel without the heated seat unit is a mere £501.00 inc vat..

[tartan_rob]

Or get one on ebay for peanuts.

[Peakz]

Sheesh kebab £570!!