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Removing and installing printed circuit with tiptronic switch F189 — AUDI

Removing and installing printed circuit with tiptronic switch F189 on Audi: 16 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.

16 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi TT Mk1 (8N)

  • Renewed: sliding cover

📋 Procedure

  1. Shift selector lever to position "“D”".
  2. Switch off ignition and take out ignition key.
  3. Remove selector lever handle .
  4. Remove rear centre console 68.
  5. Unplug electrical connector (1).
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  1. Pull connector out through hole (arrow) in bracket (2).
  2. Carefully release frame by bending the four hooks outwards (arrows) with a screwdriver. Then remove together with retaining ring, printed circuit and cover (A).
  3. Remove bolts (arrows).
  4. Remove retaining ring from frame together with top cover and side cover.
  5. Unclip electrical wiring harness (A).
  6. Pull printed circuit with tiptronic switch F189 off frame (arrows).
  7. Check that magnet (arrow) is securely seated on transverse slide of sliding cover; if magnet is loose, renew sliding cover .
  8. Fit printed circuit onto frame with holes (arrows) over guides of frame.
  9. Clip wiring harness (A) into frame.
  10. Install rear centre console 68.
  11. Install selector lever handle .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.