Removing and installing front seat - RS bucket seat: Audi A4 B8
Step-by-step removing and installing front seat - RS bucket seat for the Audi A4 B8: 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 A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)
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- Make sure electrical connectors are fitted correctly (as far as stop) and engage audibly.
📋 Procedure
- With ignition switched on, disconnect battery earth wire Electrical system27Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.
- Move seat as far upwards and back as possible.
- Remove bolts (3).
- Move seat forwards.
- Remove belt end fitting (front) and guide out of belt guide.
- Remove bolts (4).
- Tilt front seat backwards.
- Unplug connectors at connector point in floor .
- Lift seat out of vehicle with the assistance of a second mechanic. [Note: Make sure electrical connectors are fitted correctly (as far as stop) and engage audibly.]
- Plug in connectors at couplings of connector point in floor .
- ⚠ The battery must be connected with the ignition switched on. If pyrotechnic components (e.g. airbag or belt tensioner) are inexpertly repaired, this may result in unwanted triggering after connecting the battery. There must not be anyone in the vehicle while you are connecting the battery. — With ignition switched on, connect battery earth wire Electrical system27Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.
- Then interrogate event memory and erase any entries shown .
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