[s-cars] climate control issues

[chris chambers]

Patrick,

#1 No it shouldn't funciton in that manner.

#2 It's maybe a 5 minute job, why oh why have you not swapped the 
climate control units to see if it fixes it?

Chris




----- Original Message ----
> From: Patrick Moores <pfm2316 at yahoo.com>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 3:43:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] climate control issues
> 
> Less urgent.... but is a perfectly normal CC unit supposed to be 
> incredibly
difficult and ornery to live with and operate? I have no previous 
> experience
with any other than the one that came with my 95 S6 but this thing 
> has a
mind of its own....like it will give me heat to my feet whenever asked, 
> but
I cannot get it to respond to the central position, and sometimes it 
> refuses
to defrost the windshield, sometimes it won't go into auto and 
> other
times it won't go out of auto,and other times I cannot get it to 
> lower
the speed or temp when I return to my car after work when its 
> 70deg
inside but I had the heat on in the morning when it was sub 
> 40deg,
so upon start up it blasts heat at high speed for 20min when its 
> already hot in the car....
I've purchased a used CC unit as a 
> backup.....should I be swapping
it out and stop putting up with this stubborn 
> unit that i have or is this
thing trying to operate as intendedc thinking it 
> knows best....seriously,
most of the function it allows me to perform it does 
> so grudgingly,
do I get a new CC unit or an exorcism?
(above description 
> may contain slight exaggerations - slight)
 
patrick - blown away - 
> moores
 
 
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The CC 
> heads are functionally interchangeable. The only real  
difference is the 
> later ones have a redder display- early are more  
orange.

You can do 
> fault detection through either the head or VAG-COM. You  
will need V-C to 
> clear the codes.

It sounds like you need a new blower motor in addition 
> to cleaning the  
flap motors, but you should be able to find out the cause 
> once you  
have a good CC head installed.



      
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