Removing and installing digital TV tuner, from model year 2012 onwards — AUDI
Removing and installing digital TV tuner, from model year 2012 onwards on Audi: 12 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 A5 Cabriolet (8F)
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- Do NOT disconnect the hydraulic lines. — Swivel hydraulic pump into luggage compartment.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition and all electrical equipment and remove ignition key.
- Remove luggage compartment side trim (left-side) General body repairs, interior70Luggage compartment trim panels; Removing and installing luggage compartment side trim.
- Release retainer at hydraulic pump and any electrical connectors that are in the way General body repairs, exterior61Convertible roof; Removing and installing hydraulic unit (hydraulic pump).
- ⚠ Do NOT disconnect the hydraulic lines. — Swivel hydraulic pump into luggage compartment.
- Unscrew nuts (1), (2), (3) and (4) on infotainment rack (6).
- Pivot rack (6) into luggage compartment.
- Release and unplug all connectors to radioR, TV tuner R78 and digital sound package control unit J525.
- Fit protective cap for cable connectorVAS 6223/9(1) onto MOST bus connector (2).
- Remove rack from luggage compartment.
- Unscrew bolts (arrows) at TV tuner R78(1).
- Detach TV tuner R78(1) from rack (2).
- Install in reverse sequence of removal.
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- Removing and installing rear floor covering, single cab
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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.
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