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Removing and installing button for release mechanism — AUDI

Removing and installing button for release mechanism 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: Audi TT Mk2 (8J, 2006–2014)

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  • After prising the rear lugs out of the release mechanism, the long-arm spring (2) and the rocker (3) automatically become disengaged from the button (1).
  • Make sure the long-arm spring is properly engaged in the button.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove trim (left-side/right-side) .
  2. Use removal wedge3409 to first prise button (1) at rear out of release mechanism (2).
  3. Start by prising out lug (arrow) facing centre of vehicle.
  4. Then prise out lug (arrow) facing towards outside of vehicle. [Note: After prising the rear lugs out of the release mechanism, the long-arm spring (2) and the rocker (3) automatically become disengaged from the button (1).]
  5. Then use removal wedge3409 to prise front lugs of button out of release mechanism in the same sequence.
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  1. Detach button from rocker.
  2. Slide button from rear onto rocker (2) and long-arm spring (3).
  3. Use removal wedge3409 to engage rear lugs in release mechanism (left and right).
  4. Use removal wedge3409 to engage front lugs in release mechanism (left and right).
  5. Make sure the long-arm spring is properly engaged in the button.
  6. Install trim (left-side/right-side) .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.