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Removing and installing motor for luggage compartment cover — AUDI

Removing and installing motor for luggage compartment cover on Audi: 25 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

The power luggage compartment cover on the Q7 (2015 onwards) is driven by a motor mounted with guide rails at each side of the boot, and the motor comes out together with the rails. The luggage floor, lock carrier trim, side trims and D-pillar trim panels come off, the motor connector is unplugged, and the rail mountings are unbolted on both sides with the Bowden cables unclipped from their brackets. Refitting is where the care goes: the rails are positioned and their fasteners only started, then tightened in the stated order at the motor and at the rail. Once the trim and the actuators are back in, the function is checked; if the two actuators do not run parallel, the Bowden cable routing is checked and the adjuster turned until they do.

25 steps

🧭 Before you start

Remove the luggage floor, lock carrier trim, side trims and D-pillar trim panels, then unplug the motor connector. Remove the nuts and bolts on both sides, unclip the Bowden cables and lift out the guide rails with the motor. Position the assembly, start bolts (1, 2) and nut (3) on each side, then tighten in sequence at the motor and at the guide rail. Clip in the cables and actuators, refit the trim and check the function, adjusting the Bowden cable until the actuators are parallel.

Fits: Audi Q7 (4M, 2015–)

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  • Fit the guide rail fasteners loosely on both sides before tightening anything.
  • Tighten in the stated sequence: 1, 2 at the motor, then 1 to 3 at the rail.
  • Secure each actuator in the guide rail with its spreader pin.
  • If the actuators are not parallel, check Bowden cable routing before using the adjuster.
  • Check the cover runs fully open and closed before refitting the floor.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove luggage compartment floor.
  2. Remove lock carrier trim .
  3. Remove luggage compartment side trim .
  4. Remove D-pillar trim panels .
  5. Release catch and unplug electrical connector (arrow).
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  1. Unscrew nuts (1) and bolt (2).
  2. Remove bolts (1 and 2) and nut (3).
  3. Unclip Bowden cables for guide rail from bracket (arrow).
  4. Repeat procedure on opposite side.
  5. Disengage and remove guide rails with motor for luggage compartment cover.
  6. Position guide rails with motor for luggage compartment cover.
  7. Secure guide rail with bolts (1, 2) and nut (3), but do not tighten.
  8. Repeat procedure on opposite side.
  9. Tighten bolts and nut in the sequence (1, 2) at motor for luggage compartment cover.
  10. Plug in electrical connector (arrow).
  11. Tighten bolts and nut in the sequence (1 … 3) at guide rail.
  12. Clip Bowden cables for guide rail onto bracket (arrow).
  13. Repeat procedure on opposite side.
  14. Install D-pillar trim .
  15. Clip both actuators (2) for luggage compartment cover into guide rail and secure with spreader pin (1).
  16. Check function after installing.
  17. If actuators are not parallel, check routing of Bowden cables and adjust if necessary.
  18. Adjust Bowden cable via Bowden cable adjuster.
  19. Turn Bowden cable adjuster (1) in direction of (arrow A) or (arrow B).
  20. Adjust Bowden cable so that the two actuators for luggage compartment cover are parallel.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.