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Removing and installing operating electronics control unit, navigation J402 — AUDI

Removing and installing operating electronics control unit, navigation J402 on Audi: 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 A2 (8Z)

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  • Insert radio release keys T10057 in release slots as shown (arrows) until they engage. Pointed ends of grips must face outwards.

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off all electrical equipment.
  2. Remove ignition key.
  3. Insert radio release keys T10057 in release slots as shown (arrows) until they engage. Pointed ends of grips must face outwards.
  4. Grasp hold of grips on radio release keys T10057 and pull operating electronics control unit, navigation out of dash panel.
  5. Release and unplug connectors.
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  1. Press tab (arrow) and pull out release keys to front.
  2. Plug in all connectors.
  3. Hold control unit straight and slide it into dash panel until it engages in mounting frame.
  4. Control unit encoding and adaption Radio, telephone and navigation system, self-diagnosis01.
  5. Activate anti-theft encoding.
  6. Check operation.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.