Removing and installing lift mechanism for car telephone/ mobile phone in centre armrest — AUDI
Removing and installing lift mechanism for car telephone/ mobile phone in centre armrest on Audi: 12 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A6 C5 (4B)
- Renewed: bolts
📋 Procedure
- Release lift mechanism (2).
- Use soldering iron to heat bolts (5) until smoke is given off, then loosen bolts with a sharp quick movement.
- Unscrew bolts (5) (4x).
- Always use new bolts.
- Remove centre armrest .
- Remove hinge trim (right-side) .
- Release wire (6) from mountings (7) and (8).
- Pull wire (6) with connector (9) through to inside.
- Take care not to trap cable (6).
- Use screwdriver to pry out catch for lift mechanism (4) at top.
- Press out catch for lift mechanism (4) at bottom.
- Fit at bottom first.
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