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Removing and installing main fuse box (right A-pillar) — AUDI

Removing and installing main fuse box (right A-pillar) on Audi: 14 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.

14 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 42

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  • Mark assignment of wires (2, 3, 4) and remove nuts.
  • Exact assignment for main fuse box (right A-pillar) can be found in applicable current flow diagram .

📋 Procedure

  1. With ignition switched off, disconnect earth cable at battery .
  2. Remove right A-pillar trim 70.
  3. Fold back floor covering in area of A-pillar.
  4. Turn fasteners (1) and (3) 90° anti-clockwise and open main fuse box cover (2).
  5. Unscrew nut (5) for "“engine compartment”" battery cable.
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  1. Remove battery isolation igniter N253(item 6)69.
  2. Unscrew nut (7) for "“vehicle interior”" battery cable.
  3. Mark assignment of wires (2, 3, 4) and remove nuts.
  4. Take out wires.
  5. Unscrew nuts (arrows).
  6. Detach main fuse box (1) (right A-pillar) from A-pillar. [Note: Exact assignment for main fuse box (right A-pillar) can be found in applicable current flow diagram .]
  7. Install battery isolation igniter N25369.
  8. Install right A-pillar trim 70.
  9. Connect battery. Steps required .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.