I drive a VW Tiguan 2014, and made the common mistake of popping my air-con vent fins off the plastic bar that holds them together. I followed instructions on removing the dashboard trim, but unfortunately the plastic bar has already fallen into the air-con ducting (photos attached, red circled). 2...

In this current heatwave, I find the air-con on my 19.5 Rline doesn't come on until I have driven about 5 km. HVAC settings are in auto. Just ambient air until a few kms down the road then it kicks in(blast of cold air) and everything behaves normally after. Is it some HVAC activation algorithm?

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I have been a VW person for many years now, in fact I was almost born in a Beetle back in 1962. Currently I have a totally original 1966 Deluxe and a 1997 Golf Cabrio that I am trying to bring back to fully functioning condition. Has a seized air-con compresser and a leaking...

Has anyone else experienced the same behaviour that I see? I can turn off the air-con instantly by going into the climate control menu and tapping to Off button, but requires a few steps, and my eyes focused on the head unit. In my Jetta, I just have to dial the temp back (pretty much one twist of...