[Vwdiesel] things that drive me crazy about VWs

[Tad]

Nothing very helpful to say, other than maybe the Climatronic uses a
different fuse slot than the 'standard' blower?

Also, maybe there are relatively few 40 amp fuses in there which you could
check one-by-one?

Last, not under warranty?

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Chris Geiser <cfgeiser at gmail.com> wrote:

> I fully realize that this is not the TDI list... but you guys being
> smarter,
> better looking, and generally VW-wise may have suggestions or at the very
> least, enjoy sharing in the frustration...
>
> I have lots of familiarity with IDI diesel Rabbits, Vanagons, and Jettas,
> and have stuck to those b/c of my distrust of computers and their ability
> to
> think for me when it comes to controlling my vehicles.  However my wife
> does
> not share the same enthusiasm for troubleshooting problems in old high
> mileage cars on the side of the road in -20 weather in the snow, so roughly
> 2 years ago, we bought her a new TDI Jetta - 2009 model year  (my
> justification for such a purchase).
>
> So about now (44K miles), a few minor things start popping up (bulbs and
> such).  Today, the heater / AC blower motor stopped working.  I did invest
> in a Bentley a month or two ago (it's now hard cover?).  So I pull that out
> to check where the fuse for the blower motor fuse is located.  20-30 pages
> later, I've figured out what kind of heater system it has (Climatic) and
> where the interior fuses are (drivers side of the dashboard - on the side
> where I can actually see them!!  VW learns, albeit
> slowly!!).   Bentley's clearly states that the fuse for the blower motor is
> in the "SC22" slot, is a 40 amp fuse, and even shows a picture of it.  Of
> course as you can probably guess, there is no fuse in that slot on my
> wife's
> car...
>
> I don't know that I've ever run into a VW fuse box diagram that is actually
> accurate as to where the fuses are physically in the box for any of my
> vehicles.  Not as big a deal in the older ones - just follow the wire, and
> you can figure it out.  I'm not too excited about following wires in this
> one.
>
> Given the mass production process, one would think that it would be harder
> to keep scrambling the order of the fuses within each car than to keep them
> consistent?  I really think it's some kind of VW assembly line insider joke
> - "Hey, guess which slot we put the blower motor fuse in today!!!"
>
> Anyway - I only wanted to stay out there in darkness being bombarded by
> mosquitoes for a short time, so I didn't delve any further; I'll carry on
> tomorrow... just had to share the joy!!
>
> Chris
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