It's 43C here today and my A/C is only working on the dashboard side vents. It's OK, just takes longer to cool the car.

I did the reset. It used to work but not anymore. The dealership says it will require a full dashboard removal to make

the repair. Is there any way of accessing the area without doing this? It's not a critical issue but I'd like to resolve it

without the expense of a full day of dealer labour. Any thoughts?

Any chance of finding a VAG specialist int he area who (a) might have cheaper labour and (b) might give you a second opinion…?

What say the Error Log from Diagnostic Tool?

Thank you both for taking the time to reply. Much appreciated . No codes but the dealer said of the flap motor

"... no basic setting. Will require dash removal for further inspection 6-8 hours labour". I'll definitely

shop around to see if another mechanic can access flap the motor another way rather than dismantling

the dash.

I did find this in another post. I'm hoping the Australian dealership just went on the first paragraph of official documentation without taking RHD into consideration. We'll see.

"I looked at the official documentation of the heating system in Octavia and concluded that cause of the fault must be a damaged V428 module (front air distribution flap control motor) or some mechanical problem with the flap. The service manual says that on LHD cars, the dashboard must be removed for repair. In RHD vehicles access to the V428 servo motor is quite easy, because it is placed on the same side as LHD vehicles... and it means, that you should remove glovebox and you can get access to problematic part."