Removing and installing air supply unit with bracket: Audi A8 D4
Step-by-step removing and installing air supply unit with bracket for the Audi A8 D4: 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 A8 D4 (4H, 2010–2017)
📋 Procedure
- Position vehicle on lifting platform .
- Bleed system .
- Switch off ignition.
- Remove cover (front) for spare wheel well General body repairs, exterior66Underbody trim; Exploded view - underbody trim. [Note: Make sure that no dirt enters the compressed air system.Clean the affected area before detaching connection pieces, air pipes or components of the compressed air system.Cover or seal off open compressed air lines and connections of the compressed air system immediately with a plug.]
- Unplug connector (1).
- Release clamp (2) and detach intake pipe (3).
- Unscrew and disconnect air pipes (arrow).
- Unscrew nuts (4) and remove bracket with air supply unit (5).
- Install lining (front) for spare wheel well General body repairs, exterior66Underbody trim; Exploded view - underbody trim.
- Charge system .
- Set down vehicle on its wheels .
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
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