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Volkswagen ID.4 (E21) 2021-2026 Service Manual / Heating, air conditioning system / Air conditioning system / Coolant circuit, all-wheel drive

Assembly overview - high-voltage heater (PTC)

Volkswagen ID.4. Assembly overview - high-voltage heater (PTC)

  1. PTC heater element 3 - Z132-
  • ⇒ Rep. gr. 87 ; Removing and installing PTC heater element 3 [Z132]
  1. Retainer
  2. Bolt
  • Qty. 3
  • 10 Nm
  1. Bolt
  • Qty. 3
  • 20 Nm
  1. Nut
  • 8 Nm
  1. Electrical connector
  2. Electrical connector
  • High-voltage cable
  1. Bolt
  • Qty. 3
  • 10 Nm
  1. Retainer
  2. Warning stickers
  •  ⇒ Motor; Rep.

    gr. 93 ; Warning stickers; Checking warning stickers

Removing and installing PTC heater element 3 [Z132]

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • hose clamps, up to 25 mm in dia. - 3094-

Removing

DANGER

High voltage can cause fatal injury.

Danger of severe or fatal injuries from electric shock or electric arcs.

  • Have a high-voltage technician (HVT) or a high-voltage expert (HVE) de-energise the high-voltage system
  • ⇒ Rep. gr. 93 ; De-energise high-voltage system .
  • Remove air intake box of heater and air conditioning unit ⇒ Rep. gr. 87 ; Removing and installing air intake unit of heater and air conditioning unit .
  • Clamp off coolant hoses -2- using hose clamps, up to 25 mm in dia. - 3094- .
  • Detach clamps -3-, and pull off coolant hoses -2-.

Volkswagen ID.4. Removing and installing PTC heater element 3 [Z132]

  • Unscrew nut -2-.
  • Remove potential equalisation line -3-.
  • Unclip retainers -5-.
  • Disconnect electrical connectors -1- and -4-.

Volkswagen ID.4. Removing and installing PTC heater element 3 [Z132]

  • Detach electrical connector -2- from bracket -1-.
  • Detach retaining clip -3- of coolant hose -5- from bracket.
  • Unscrew bolts -4-.
  • Detach heater element (PTC) 3 - Z132- -1-.

Volkswagen ID.4. Removing and installing PTC heater element 3 [Z132]

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Important

  • Contact surfaces must be clean.
  • Clean soiled contact point of potential equalisation line ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 97 ; Cleaning contact surfaces .
  •  Connect potential equalisation line -3-, and tighten nut -2-.
  • Connect electrical connectors -1- and -4-.

Volkswagen ID.4. Removing and installing PTC heater element 3 [Z132]

  • ⇒ Rep. gr. 19 ; Cooling system/coolant; Filling cooling system .

WARNING

High voltage can cause fatal injury.

Danger of severe or fatal injuries from electric shock or electric arcs.

  • Have a high-voltage technician (HVT) or a high-voltage expert (HVE) re-energise the high-voltage system.
  • ⇒ Rep. gr. 93 ; Re-energising high-voltage system .

Tightening torques

  • ⇒ Rep. gr. 87 ; Assembly overview - high-voltage heater (PTC)

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