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Removing and installing hinged pocket: Audi A6 C5

Step-by-step removing and installing hinged pocket for the Audi A6 C5: 11 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A6 C5 (4B)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove door trim (see the separate procedure).
  2. Remove hinged pocket assembly (see the separate procedure).
  3. Disengage spring (1) from guide (2).
  4. Disengage spring (1) from guide (2).
  5. Working from inside, use screwdriver to press pin (1) outwards as far as it will go.
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  1. Use long-nose pliers to pull out pin (1).
  2. Working from inside, use screwdriver to press pin (1) outwards as far as it will go.
  3. Use long-nose pliers to pull out pin (1).
  4. Use screwdriver to lever out guide pins (1) on left and right.
  5. Remove hinged pocket from mounting.
  6. When installing, engage toothed wheel (1) in teeth (2).

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.