neilcentry

The fault is with the motor that controls the flap that switches between outside and recirculated air. Can't remember which flap this is on the unit but two of them ( items 3 & 4 in the pic below) are visible when you remove the glove box. Check these and see if they move when the recirc. switch is turned on/off. Thanks for that. I shall have an explore session tomorow and see if i can get behind the glovebox. Might just check the fuse first though..lol.... would hate to tear the car appart and find its the obvious stuff. Cheers

Im a bit far away i imagine but i was in your shoes week or two back. Turns out a

Having just replaced the glow plug in the auxilliary heater i had my first go with the Vag-com and was able to clear all the codes except the one above. The aircon system started doing the flashing thing on startup at the same time as i had the smoking aux heater so i assumed the two were connected. Howeverr i am not so sure now. The aircon works fine i think. Certainly blows cold enough although the heating does take a while to get going. Anyone got any ideas as to what i should be looking at or where? Cheers Neil

Yey!! Vag-com has arrived and i have the new glow plug. Feel like a kid with a new toy. Unfortunately wont be able to play until next week though... Hope the weather holds out.

I believe its your auxilliary heater . You will probably find it about halfway along the nearside of the vehicle underneath and has a small exhaust and pipes running to and from. These take coolant from the engine and heat it using a small amount of diesel ignited by a glow plug. Lucky you , yours is working..lol... Im trying to sort mine out. There is lots of info on this site covering this. Enjoy.

I recently bought a generic VAG-COM lead (

Hi, Im new to this site and have only had my Galaxy a couple of months. Using this forum i have "self diagnosed" a problem with the auxilliary heater and following details in earlier threads i have ordered a new glow plug and intend having a go myself. however i understand that the heater wll not fire up until the error codes have been cleared and that needs a Vag-com or similar. is there anyone in the oxfordshire area or not too far afield who would be able to help me out in return for a bottle of wine or a few beers? Any other advice on what im about to embark on would be most welcome. many thanks