Removing and installing motor for sunroof sun blind: Audi A8 D4
Step-by-step removing and installing motor for sunroof sun blind for the Audi A8 D4: 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A8 D4 (4H, 2010–2017)
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- After installing, perform adaption .
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ When the sunroof roller blind control unit J394 / sunroof roller blind control unit 2J867 has been renewed, it has to be encoded and adapted via the Guided Functions mode in the Guided Fault Finding routine (diagnostic address 46) . — Mounting frame for sunroof sun blind removed
- Unscrew bolts at control unit and lift out control unit.
- After installing, perform adaption .
- Move sunroof sun blind (front and rear) to service position.
- Pull seal off to the side in area of mounting frame.
- Unplug electrical connector for motors.
- Remove bolts (4).
- Lift out mounting frame.
- Mounting frame for sunroof sun blind removed
- Unscrew bolts at control unit and lift out control unit.
- After installing, perform adaption .
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