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Removing and installing centre storage compartment: Audi A4 B8

Step-by-step removing and installing centre storage compartment for the Audi A4 B8: 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.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)

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  • When installing, make sure all lugs have been fitted to seat bench frame and that centre storage compartment is fully engaged.
  • Make sure there are no creases in the covers attached to the centre storage compartment.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove seat bench .
  2. Disengage piping (2) at rear and on both sides from channel (arrow) of centre storage compartment (1).
  3. Unclip centre storage compartment (2) at seat bench frame (1)(arrow).
  4. Pull centre storage compartment forwards and disengage lugs at seat bench frame (1).
  5. Detach centre storage compartment from seat bench frame.
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  1. When installing, make sure all lugs have been fitted to seat bench frame and that centre storage compartment is fully engaged.
  2. Start at rear centre when engaging cover in channel of centre storage compartment.
  3. When doing so, align cover piping with centre storage compartment and then clip cover into channel of centre storage compartment.
  4. Proceed in a similar manner with the side cover.
  5. Make sure there are no creases in the covers attached to the centre storage compartment.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.