Removing and installing plenum chamber electronics box (driver's side) — AUDI
Removing and installing plenum chamber electronics box (driver's side) on Audi: 14 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 Q7 (4L, 2005–2015)
📋 Procedure
- Remove wiper motor .
- Remove bolts (arrows) and detach cover of plenum chamber electronics box.
- Unplug multi-pin electrical connectors (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) at connector point of electronics box in plenum chamber.
- Unplug connector (10) from electronics box in plenum chamber.
- Detach both wiring harnesses (1) and (4) from retainer of electronics box in plenum chamber.
- Release clips (11) and (12) and pull relay carrier (B) upwards in electronics box (leave wires connected).
- Release clips (3) and (4) and pull relay carrier (A) upwards in electronics box (leave wires connected).
- Release clips (1, 2, 13) and pull relay and fuse carrier (C) upwards in electronics box (leave wires connected).
- Unscrew bolts (arrows).
- Release retaining clips and remove plug-in sockets (5 ... 10) from electronics box.
- Lift top section of plenum chamber electronics box and, at the same time, guide out relay and fuse carriers.
- Lift bottom section of plenum chamber electronics box out of retaining pins.
- Check that rubber retainers (1) are correctly seated in guides on electronics box in plenum chamber and refit if necessary.
- Install wiper motor .
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