Removing and installing centre armrest (top section): Audi A4 B9
Step-by-step removing and installing centre armrest (top section) for the Audi A4 B9: 10 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 B9 (8W, 2015–)
📋 Procedure
- Open centre armrest.
- Starting at rear, unclip cover (1) from centre armrest using removal lever80-200(arrows).
- Unclip cover completely and detach.
- Remove bolts (1 and 2).
- Disengage centre armrest (top section) (2)(arrow) and remove.
- Open centre armrest.
- Starting at rear, unclip cover (1) from centre armrest using removal lever80-200(arrows).
- Unclip cover completely and detach.
- Remove bolts (1).
- Disengage centre armrest (top section) (2)(arrow) and remove.
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