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Removing and installing CD changer R41/CD player R89: Audi A8 D3

Step-by-step removing and installing CD changer R41/CD player R89 for the Audi A8 D3: 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 A8 D3 (4E, 2002–2010)

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  • Insert two radio release tools T10057 into slots on CD changer R41 until they engage. Pointed ends of grips must face outwards.

📋 Procedure

  1. When renewing control unit, select "“Replacement”" function for appropriate control unit in "“Guided Fault Finding”".
  2. Switch off all electrical equipment.
  3. Remove ignition key.
  4. Open glove box.
  5. Insert two radio release tools T10057 into slots on CD changer R41 until they engage. Pointed ends of grips must face outwards.
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  1. Pull CD changer R41 out of mounting frame.
  2. Unplug all electrical connectors at CD changer R41.
  3. Fit protective cap for cable connectorVAS 6223/9(1) onto MOST bus connector (2).
  4. Press release tabs on CD changer R41 and remove radio release tool T10057.
  5. Plug in connectors.
  6. Slide CD changer R41 into mounting frame until it engages.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.