Climate control conversion

[brimway]

I confess that I've used you as my "test dummy" before, which I appreciate. Look forward to your feedback on this one. Thanks Lucas.

^ i may be selling my Climatronic from my MK6 R shortly if you are not desperate for one immediately. Im looking to upgrade to the MK7 Climatronic unit.

[Reedy]

Hey folks anyone tried this yet. I like the idea of the 3 knobs and looks flash for the dash....
Bold-Sport.com :: Upgrade NEW ver. Climatronic Panel for Golf VI - set of 2

[DonJuan]

Look on vwgolf.net.au, they have installed some over there...

[Lucas_R]

Had it for a month or so now - works perfectly and much nicer looking/user friendly than the original Climatronic unit.

[sVWatt]

Had it for a month or so now - works perfectly and much nicer looking/user friendly than the original Climatronic unit.

Hi Lucas is it a straight swap or recoding needed?

[tonymy01]

What is the sync? Is that to make both left and right adjust together?
Edit: answered in bold sport web site,sync= dual.

[Lucas_R]

Its a straight swap - takes 10 mins and its all done.

Yes, "SYNC" means that the temp on both sides is sync'd. If a passenger adjusts the temp on their side to be either higher or lower, then the sync button will turn off (meaning dual zone climate control is activated).

I love the little digital temp readouts, cleaner layout of the buttons and dials, and the temp increments are 0.5 degrees.

[AdamD]

Its a straight swap - takes 10 mins and its all done.

Hey Lucas, any chance of posting a bit of a DIY for us mate? Just out of interest, where did you source the part, and how much did it cost?

[tonymy01]

That bold sport one seems to imply the $200 is 2 units? But the English is so bad,I wonder if it just means one climate control unit and one fascia panel? There is a diy link or two in this thread isn't there? It does need VCDS to get it calibrated.

[Lucas_R]

Got it from Bold Sport. No VCDS coding needed. It comes with the new Climatronic mechanism and the new dash trim piece. DIY info below (pinched from the "other" forum) that was put together by jamesatfish who is also a member on this forum.

Righto - install all finished and 100% operational.

If you're doing an install yourself, here's a quick how-to.

Short Version

1. Remove old climatronic unit
2. Install new climatronic unit
3. Test A/C Operation
4. Perform Compressor Initialisation if needed

Long Version

1. Remove old climatronic unit
   
   
   
   Loosen the fascia at the bottom of your RNS/RCD unit. It doesn't need to come off completely, but loosening it will make re-installing the fascia for the climatronic easier. A small flat screwdriver used from the sides can help get a corner up, but gentle force by hand is the safest way to remove the fascia without scratching it.
   
   Remove the fascia around the old climatronic unit. Remove the small groove cover at the bottom of the fascia and set it aside.
   
   
   
   Use a T20 Torx bit to remove the 4 screws holding the climatronic unit in place. Pull it out gently.
   
   
   
   Remove the 3 plugs from the back of the unit. To remove, pull the small red locking pieces upwards (towards the back of the unit), which will allow you to depress the locking tabs on the plugs themselves. Each plug is uniquely shaped so no need to panic if you can't remember which of the small plugs came from which socket.
   
   
   
   
2. Install new climatronic unit
   
   Re-connect the plugs into the new unit, noting that you'll need to turn the whole unit 180 degrees as the sockets on the new unit are in the opposite order. There is plenty of slack in the cables to allow this. Re-fit the unit with the 4 screws.
   
   **At this point I would suggest performing the test and initialisation steps, in case you need to remove the unit to check connections etc.**
   
   
   
   Install the small groove cover you removed from the old fascia into the new fascia. Re-fit the climatronic fascia underneath the RNS/RCD fascia, then re-fit the RNS/RCD fascia above.
   
   
   
   
3. Test A/C Operation
   
   Start the car, set the temperature settings to LO and press the AC button. Ignore any information on the RNS/RCD display - check if the AC light illuminates and the air gets cold. If neither of those things happen then the AC compressor needs to be initialised with the new climatronic unit.
   
   
4. Perform Compressor Initialisation if needed
   
   Start the car, turn on the fan, set the temperature to LO. Press and hold both the AC and Rear Demister buttons simultaneously for around 5 seconds. This process will initialise the AC compressor and you'll know the process has worked because the AC light will stay on once you stop pressing the buttons (and the air will get cold).
   
   

Note re VCDS

If you need to troubleshoot the unit for any reason using VCDS, be sure to use the latest BETA version of VCDS, as the production release (11.11.6) does not include definitions for this Mk7 unit.