Removing and installing control unit, from model year 2010 — AUDI
Removing and installing control unit, from model year 2010 on Audi: 14 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: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)
Don't miss
- Seals for coupling opening control valve N373 have different inner diameters.
- The cover fits in only one position.
- The valve fits only in one position.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition.
- Separate connectors (1) and (2) on control unit for all-wheel drive J492.
- Place drip tray for workshop hoistVAS 6208 under Haldex coupling.
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Carefully remove all-wheel drive control unit J492(A).
- If necessary, remove cover from housing of Haldex coupling. Continue to hold coupling opening control valve N373(arrow) when doing this.
- Cover coupling opening control valve N373(arrow) with a cloth, grasp valve body with pliers and pull it out. [Note: Seals for coupling opening control valve N373 have different inner diameters.]
- First moisten seal (1) with Haldex oil and set coupling opening control valve N373.
- Then locate seals (2), (3) and (4).
- Press centring lips (Qty. 4) of seal (4) into groove.
- Set new cover (2) on control unit (1). [Note: The cover fits in only one position.]
- Insert coupling opening control valve N373(3) into control unit (1). [Note: The valve fits only in one position.]
- Carefully fit all-wheel drive control unit J492(A) and tighten bolts (arrows).
- Check oil level in Haldex coupling .
Other AUDI procedures
- Removing and installing toothed belt – Audi · 56 torque figures
- Removing engine – Audi A8 D3 · 41 torque figures
- Removing camshaft timing chain from camshafts – Audi A6/A7 C7 · 38 torque figures
- Installing engine – Audi A8 D4 · 36 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft timing chain · 29 torque figures
- Removing and installing relay and fuse holder BSB in electronics box
- Separating engine and gearbox - automatic gearbox
- Removing and installing stage 3 oil pressure switch F447
- Removing and installing fuel pressure sender for low pressure G410
- Removing and installing silencers – Audi A1
Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
Seen a figure that does not match your manual? Write to us — we correct it and note when. support@torqfix.com
The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.