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Removing and installing manual release cable for tank flap — AUDI

Removing and installing manual release cable for tank flap on Audi: 10 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.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8V, 2012–2020)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove tank filler flap locking motor .
  2. Thread manual release cable (1) out of guide (4).
  3. Disengage lug (2) at mounting (3) for manual release mechanism and pull it out of cable support bracket.
  4. Remove tank flap unit .
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  2. Move manual release cable (3) clear at mounting (4).
  3. Move aerial connector (5) clear at inner cover (1).
  4. Prise off inner cover using removal wedge3409 and move clear grommet (2) with manual release cable.
  5. Take out manual release cable.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.