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Installing brackets for parking aid system — AUDI

Installing brackets for parking aid system on Audi: 15 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

15 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Caddy III (2K, 2004–2015); platform code 2C0

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  • If there are no markings, the centre point (2) must be determined.
  • The holes must be drilled from the inside to the outside with the drill in the tool kit (3).
  • The punch (4) must not turn on the paint of the bumper cover.
  • Do not touch the adhesive surface after removing the backing because the bonding strength will otherwise not be assured.
  • Further work on bumper cover must not be carried out before minimum curing period is completed.

📋 Procedure

  1. If there are no markings, the centre point (2) must be determined.
  2. The holes must be drilled from the inside to the outside with the drill in the tool kit (3).
  3. Set hole puncher in position with bolt head (1), washer (2) and thrust bearing (3) from inside bumper cover (5).
  4. Screw on punch (4), not quite as far as bumper cover.
  5. Press punch (4) against bumper cover.
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  1. Tighten hole puncher (1). [Note: The punch (4) must not turn on the paint of the bumper cover.]
  2. Pull the punch (4) through the material of the bumper cover (5)(arrows) by turning the bolt head (1).
  3. Remove hole puncher and make the next holes.
  4. Thoroughly clean bonding surfaces on bumper cover (4).
  5. Push bracket (2) onto centring pin (1).
  6. Pull backing off double-sided adhesive tape on bracket. [Note: Do not touch the adhesive surface after removing the backing because the bonding strength will otherwise not be assured.]
  7. Insert centring pin (1) into hole until the bracket is touching the bumper cover (4).
  8. Press bracket on forcefully in area of bonding surface (3).
  9. Removing centring pin and repeat the procedure for all brackets.
  10. Further work on bumper cover must not be carried out before minimum curing period is completed.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.