P2613A/C Refrigerant Distribution Valve A Control Circuit High
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- How the car detects it
- P2613 means the control circuit of refrigerant distribution valve A reads too high: the wire has a short to the supply side, or the driver stage senses excessive current when it switches the valve. No manufacturer documents this code publicly; Ford lists only the open-circuit code P2611, and the VW use of P2612 refers to the compressor regulator valve. Valves of this kind are simple solenoid shut-off valves, as suppliers such as Egelhof build them for systems that must close off one evaporator or the chiller completely. With the circuit shorted high the valve may stay energised, so refrigerant keeps flowing into a branch that should be idle, or the module switches the output off for protection. P2611 and P2612 cover the open and low faults.
- What you may notice
- An A/C branch keeps cooling although it should be off
- Valve output switched off, so the branch does not work at all
- Code stored without engine symptoms
- Likely causes
- LikelyControl wire shorted to a battery-voltage feed
- PossibleValve coil with shorted windings drawing too much current
- RareDefective driver in the controlling module
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €80 – €600
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.