Removing and installing jump start socket U6: Audi A6/A7 C7
Step-by-step removing and installing jump start socket U6 for the Audi A6/A7 C7: 18 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 A6/A7 C7 (4G, 2011–2018); platform code 4X
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- Disregard (items 1, 4).Illustration shows 3.0 ltr. TFSI engine.
📋 Procedure
- Disconnect earth cable from battery with ignition switched off .
- Remove engine mounting (right-side) 10Assembly mountings; Removing and installing engine mountings.
- Remove nut (1) and move earth cable clear at engine support.
- Remove bolts (arrows) and detach engine support (right-side).
- Unplug connector (3) on starter (slide locking element towards rear and press down release catch).
- Unscrew nut (2) and detach B+ wire from solenoid switch. [Note: Disregard (items 1, 4).Illustration shows 3.0 ltr. TFSI engine.]
- Unplug electrical connectors (1) and (2) for radiator fan (slide locking element towards rear (arrow) and press down release catch).
- Release fasteners (arrows) and move clear wiring guide (2).
- Remove cap nut (1) and move clear earth cables.
- Remove body brace Running gear, axles, steering40Suspension strut, upper links; Removing and installing body brace.
- Remove air cleaner housing 23Air cleaner; Removing and installing air cleaner housing or 24Air cleaner; Removing and installing air cleaner housing.
- Release catch (arrow A) and open cover (arrow B).
- Detach electrical connector (1) from retainer and unplug.
- Remove nuts (3, 4 and 5) and move clear electrical wiring and wiring harness (2).
- Lift off foam wedge (1).
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Lift out jump start socket U6 with wiring harness.
- Connect battery. Steps required: vehicles without high-voltage system , vehicles with high-voltage system .
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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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