Volkswagen ID.4: Coolant circuit, all-wheel drive
Volkswagen ID.4 (E21) 2021-2025 Service Manual / Heating, air conditioning system /
Air conditioning system / Coolant circuit, all-wheel drive
Assembly overview - high-voltage heater (PTC)

- PTC heater element 3 -
Z132-
- ⇒ Rep. gr. 87 ; Removing
and installing
PTC heater element 3
[Z132]
- Retainer
- Bolt
- Bolt
- Nut
- Electrical connector
- Electrical connector
- Bolt
- Retainer
- 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]](images/manuals/353/volkswagen_id_4_removing_and_installing_ptc_heater_element_3_z132_750.webp)
- 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]](images/manuals/353/volkswagen_id_4_removing_and_installing_ptc_heater_element_3_z132_751.webp)
- 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]](images/manuals/353/volkswagen_id_4_removing_and_installing_ptc_heater_element_3_z132_752.webp)
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]](images/manuals/353/volkswagen_id_4_removing_and_installing_ptc_heater_element_3_z132_753.webp)
- ⇒ 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)