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Removing and installing individual rear seat: Audi A8 D3

Step-by-step removing and installing individual rear seat for the Audi A8 D3: 13 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.

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A8 D3 (4E, 2002–2010)

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  • Make sure the individual rear seat (3) engages on the left and right at the sliders in the guides in the body.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove the seat pan .
  2. Unplug the connectors (7), (8), (9) and (10).
  3. Detach the wiring harness (13) from the body.
  4. Raise the tab (11) and unscrew the bolt (12).
  5. Raise the tab (14) and unscrew the bolt (15).
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  1. Pull the tab (2) aside and unscrew the bolt (1).
  2. Open the webbing guide (5) at the clip (6).
  3. Thread the webbing (4) out of the guide (5).
  4. Unscrew the bolt at the anchorage point of the webbing (4).
  5. Pull the seat frame forwards until the backrest slides out of its guide.
  6. Lift the individual rear seat (3) out of the vehicle.
  7. Install the individual rear seat (3) in the reverse order of removal.
  8. Make sure the individual rear seat (3) engages on the left and right at the sliders in the guides in the body.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.