Removing and installing plenum chamber cover — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes S1, 2H

📋 Procedure

1. Remove wiper arms Electrical system92Windscreen wiper system; Removing and installing wiper arms.
2. Unclip angled piece of washer fluid line from plenum chamber cover.
3. Pull off entire length of plenum chamber seal (3).
4. ⚠ The glass could be destroyed.The plenum chamber cover must not be levered off with a tool (screwdriver, wedge). The windscreen will be damaged and may subsequently crack. — Remove filler piece (2) on side of plenum chamber covers (1) on left and right.
5. Starting from bonnet hinge, pull plenum chamber cover (1) upwards and out of windscreen seal on bottom edge of windscreen.

6. Remove plenum chamber cover (1) from vehicle. [Note: An insert is fitted in windscreen seal of new windscreens. Remove this insert before installing plenum chamber cover.The plenum chamber cover may only be pushed into the windscreen seal by hand using light pressure. Never fit with blows or with the use of tools.]
7. ⚠ The glass could be destroyed.Striking the plenum chamber cover can cause cracks in the windscreen. — Spray windscreen seal with a soapy solution so that plenum chamber covers (1) are easier to press on.
8. Note positioning of plenum chamber cover (1) on sheet metal flange, left and right (arrow b).
9. Starting from bonnet hinge, push plenum chamber covers (1) into window seal on left and right by exerting slight pressure.
10. Position both outer ends of bonnet seal on plenum chamber (3)(arrow a) and push in working towards middle.
11. Install wiper arms Electrical system92Removing and installing windscreen wiper system.

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