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Removing and installing bonnet lock - TT RS — AUDI

Removing and installing bonnet lock - TT RS 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: Audi TT Mk2 (8J, 2006–2014)

📋 Procedure

  1. Detach bonnet contact switch F266 only at bonnet lock (centre) .
  2. Prise retaining clips (3) off cable guide (2).
  3. Remove bolts (arrows).
  4. Detach bonnet lock (centre) (1) from lock carrier.
  5. Press release lever at cable (1) in direction of (arrow A).
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  1. Swivel support bracket with cable in direction of (arrow B) and disengage it at bonnet lock (centre) (2).
  2. Engage support bracket (5) with cable at bonnet lock (centre) (2)(arrow) and swivel it towards bonnet lock (centre) until catch (1) engages. This causes cable nipple (4) to engage at operating lever (3) for bonnet lock release.
  3. Install bonnet contact switch F266 at bonnet lock (centre) .
  4. Adjust bonnet .
  5. Remove bolts (arrows).
  6. Take out bonnet lock (1) until cable is visible.
  7. Release retaining tab (1)(arrow A) and pull cable support bracket out of mounting (2)(arrow B).
  8. Pull cable nipple (3) out of release lever (4) at bonnet lock.
  9. Detach bonnet lock.
  10. Adjust bonnet .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.