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Left Center Vent Motor -V110-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

-- Move the driver seat as far back as possible.

-- Turn off the ignition.

-- Remove the storage compartment under the instrument panel on the driver side. Refer to Storage Compartments and Covers .

-- Remove the left footwell vent (driver side). Refer to DRIVER SIDE FOOTWELL VENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the accelerator pedal module. Refer to OVERVIEW - ACCELERATOR PEDAL MECHANISM for CTUC, CAEB, CPMB, CPMA and CTUD, or ACCELERATOR PEDAL MECHANISM for CPNB .

NOTE:

The following illustrations show the arrangement of the actuators and their retaining plates on the left side of the A/C unit with the air channel leading to the left instrument panel vent -A- removed for clarity.

Fig 1: Air Guide Channel Leading Left Instrument Panel Vent Is Secured By An Expanding Clip Or A Screw
GWWA87-10514Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

The air guide channel leading the left instrument panel vent -A- is secured by an expanding clip or a screw -B- onto the instrument panel crossmember -C- ; the expanding clip or the screw can only be removed when the outer instrument panel shell is removed.

-- Carefully loosen the air guide channel leading to the left instrument panel vent -A- from the A/C unit vent.

-- Mark the connector -D- if necessary (to rule out an interchange in the event several connectors are disconnected at the same time).

Fig 2: Check Lever Pin And Connector Rod Pin For Correct Fit
GWWA87-10495Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- Disconnect the connector -D-.

-- Remove the bolts -C-.

NOTE:

To remove the bolt -C-, the Wrench - Special Ratchet T40083 may also be used.

-- Press the curved washer -E- toward the A/C unit and remove the shaft -A- (of the actuator -B-) from the curved washer -E-.

NOTE:

The Left Center Vent Motor -V110- operates the connector rod -F- via the curved washer -E- (and with it the door for the left indirect ventilation) and the door for the left center instrument panel vent via the lever -G-. If the lever pin -G- becomes loosened out of the curved washer guiding groove -E- when removing the actuator, the door for the left center instrument panel vent will not actuate.

Fig 3: Press Cam Plate Toward A/C And Remove Shaft From Cam Plate
GWWA87-10574Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

In MY 2008, revised toothed gears -A- and a new bracket were installed as a running change (a revised collar on the toothed gear and a revised hole). Ensure the correct allocation of the toothed gear to the bracket (these parts are supplied together as a replacement part). .

The connector rod -F- actuates the door in the left center vent.