Hi I'm having what seems to be a fairly common VW/Audi issue with my climatronic auto air blowing cold and fast when sunlight hits the front of the car - MY12 Tig 132. I tried some of the tricks others use like a piece of paper over the lump in the centre of the dash and amazingly it works! The fan speed drops and it works like it should, blowing air at the set temp, not freezing my head.

Just booked ut for the 30000k service and told service manager ( large newcastle nsw dealer) about the problem and that i thought the dash sensor needed adjustment. He told me the lump on the dash is purely ornamental and the is nothing, especially not a sensor under it.

Other dealer a bit further south told me Tig doesnt have a 'sunload sensor'.

So why does my fix work? Is it magic?

Astonishing that a $40k car needs the owner to find their own fix and use a sheet of white A4 paper, or shadecloth or window tint, as others use.

Anyone know a nsw dealer who will acknowledge and fix the problem?