Removing and installing outer belt guide (rear) - Avant: Audi A4 B9
Step-by-step removing and installing outer belt guide (rear) - Avant for the Audi A4 B9: 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 B9 (8W, 2015–)
- Renewed: entire belt guide
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- Risk of malfunctions.When removing and installing belt guide (1), never turn bolts (3). They have been set by the manufacturer.Renew entire belt guide if damaged. — Remove side padding .
- Right side of vehicle (depending on equipment version): Unplug electrical connector for parking aid warning buzzer.
- Make sure that belt guide engages properly in C-pillar trim.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Risk of malfunctions.When removing and installing belt guide (1), never turn bolts (3). They have been set by the manufacturer.Renew entire belt guide if damaged. — Remove side padding .
- Remove luggage compartment side trim .
- Press retaining hooks (1) on belt guide upwards and hold.
- Slide belt guide to rear (arrow) until bolt heads (2) can be disengaged from bracket on body.
- Take out belt guide (3) sideways towards vehicle interior.
- Right side of vehicle (depending on equipment version): Unplug electrical connector for parking aid warning buzzer.
- Thread out belt and detach belt guide.
- Position belt guide on bracket and with bolt heads (2) in guide elements at bracket.
- Pull belt guide forwards until retaining hook engages audibly.
- Make sure that belt guide engages properly in C-pillar trim.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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