Removing and installing A-pillar trim (top) - Audi A6 Security — AUDI
Removing and installing A-pillar trim (top) - Audi A6 Security on Audi: 11 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A6 C6 (4F, 2004–2011)
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- Before installing A-pillar trim, make sure clips (2) are correctly positioned.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Note safety precautions for working on curtain airbags . — Unclip "“airbag”" sign (3) at top edge.
- Remove bolt (4).
- Unclip A-pillar trim (centre and bottom).
- Lift A-pillar trim out of connecting piece (7).
- Check clips (2) (2x) for damage or deformation.
- Before installing A-pillar trim, make sure clips (2) are correctly positioned.
- ⚠ Take care not to trap curtain airbag (5) when installing A-pillar trim. — Slide in A-pillar trim between connecting piece (7) and retaining spring (6).
- Starting at bottom, secure A-pillar trim with clips (2) (2x).
- Tighten bolt (4).
- Clip "“airbag”" sign (3) into A-pillar trim.
- Fold lip of door seal over A-pillar trim.
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