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Removing and installing lining for spare wheel well: Audi A3

Step-by-step removing and installing lining for spare wheel well for the Audi A3: 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 A3 (8V, 2012–2020); platform code 85

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove rear seat backrests .
  2. Remove luggage compartment floor.
  3. Take out vehicle tool kit.
  4. Remove lock carrier trim .
  5. Remove support for luggage compartment floor .
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  1. Equipment version with subwoofer: Remove subwoofer Communication91Sound system; Overview of fitting locations - sound system.
  2. Equipment version with spare wheel: Take out spare wheel.
  3. Equipment version with jack: Take out jack, unscrew nuts (1 and 2) and remove mounting (3) for jack.
  4. Remove spreader rivets (3).
  5. If fitted, remove nuts (2).
  6. Pull lining (1) for spare wheel well out from underneath luggage compartment side trim panels from the side and lift out.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.