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Removing and installing floor covering in area of front seats — AUDI

Removing and installing floor covering in area of front seats on Audi: 33 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.

33 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)

📋 Procedure

  1. Disconnect battery earth cable with ignition switched on Electrical system27Connecting and disconnecting battery.
  2. Remove front seats .
  3. Remove 2nd vehicle battery 27.
  4. Remove front seat frames .
  5. Remove B-pillar grab handles .
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  1. Remove front entry lights 96.
  2. Remove upper B-pillar trim .
  3. Remove lower B-pillar trim on sliding door side .
  4. On side of vehicle without sliding door, remove front side panel trim .
  5. Remove front step inserts .
  6. Remove bottle holder .
  7. Remove left middle knee padding .
  8. Remove right middle knee padding .
  9. Remove dash panel drink holder .
  10. Remove right-hand dash panel side cover .
  11. Remove footwell cover .
  12. Remove glove compartment .
  13. Remove right dash panel trim .
  14. Remove footwell middle trim .
  15. Depending on equipment level, remove front double bench seat .
  16. Remove upper B-pillar trim.
  17. Remove lower B-pillar trim .
  18. Remove front step inserts .
  19. Remove footwell cover .
  20. Remove right-hand dash panel side cover .
  21. Remove right dash panel trim .
  22. Remove footwell middle trim .
  23. Remove left dash panel trim .
  24. Unclip cover strip (3) upwards.
  25. Release press studs (2) (Qty. 5) from body.
  26. Pull out front seat area floor covering (1) from under dash panel and remove sideways out of vehicle.
  27. Install in reverse order of removal.
  28. ⚠ Ensure that nobody is in vehicle. — Connect battery earth cable with ignition switched on Electrical system27Connecting and disconnecting battery.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.