2014 Passat A/C control module question.

TechGuyVT

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I'm new to VW and in April bought a Tiguan, loved it so much I just got a 2014 Passat TDI. Here is a weird question and have been searching but could not find exactly what I’m looking for.

My Car has the standard A/C controls like this https://i.imgur.com/g7nfo69.jpg

What I want to know is if it possible to upgrade to the automatic controls like my Tiguan has like this: https://i.imgur.com/mniqVQM.jpg where I can set a temp and just have in on auto. I looked at several of these modules on eBay and they say the will fit a 2014 Passat TDI SE, but though that may be a mistake as I don’t think the SE came with this in 2014.
 
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jck66

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Climatronic was on the SE's in 2012 but taken out in 2013. I'd be surprised if VW put it back in for 2014.

I'd also be surprised if retrofitting to a non-climatronic car turns out to be an easy job. But it would be a pleasant suprise! :)
 

740GLE

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2015 Passat SEL, 2017 Alltrack SE; BB 2010 Sedan Man; 2012 Passat,
It's doable, how deep are your pockets and how good are you at turning a wrench?

The blend motor and sensors is what gets into the bigger parts list and dash being removed that prevents most people from trying it.

The display for the HVAC is only a small part of what it takes to convert the system.
 

goodmonkey

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It's doable, how deep are your pockets and how good are you at turning a wrench?

The blend motor and sensors is what gets into the bigger parts list and dash being removed that prevents most people from trying it.

The display for the HVAC is only a small part of what it takes to convert the system.
^This. It is in part why I went with a SEL vs a SE for my '14. I did the conversion before in a 2006 Jetta. It would be similar in a NMS Passat.

Go to post 27 and 28 here and you can see part of what I went through. https://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=450852

It was a great experience, but if I had to do it again, I probably would have looked for a new car sooner.
 
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