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Removing and installing backrest lock Bowden cable — AUDI

Removing and installing backrest lock Bowden cable 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

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

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove front seat .
  2. Remove belt buckle
  3. Remove trim pieces from seat:
  4. Remove backrest .
  5. Remove cover and backrest padding .
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  1. Detach tension spring (1) from locking lever (2).
  2. Press locking lever downwards and detach cable (3).
  3. Detach Bowden cable guide (5) from backrest frame.
  4. Detach tension springs (6) and (7).
  5. Detach cable (3) from lower mounting and pull it out of backrest frame.
  6. Detach Bowden cable (4) from lower mounting and pull it out of backrest frame.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.