Removing and installing Bowden cable of seat height adjuster unit — AUDI
Removing and installing Bowden cable of seat height adjuster unit 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 A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 (8H)
📋 Procedure
- Remove seat (see the separate procedure).
- Attach seat repair stand VAS 6136 to engine and gearbox support VAS 6095.
- Attach front seat to seat repair stand VAS 6136.
- Remove side trim (sill side) (see the separate procedure).
- Remove side trim (tunnel side) (see the separate procedure).
- Remove backrest (see the separate procedure).
- Disengage Bowden cable (1) from retainer (2).
- Disengage eyelet (4) from pin (3).
- Disengage Bowden cable (1) from retainer (5).
- Disengage hook (7) on Bowden cable from retainer (6).
- Install Bowden cable of seat height adjuster unit (1) in reverse order of removal.
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