Removing and installing rear door window: Audi A8 D3
Step-by-step removing and installing rear door window for the Audi A8 D3: 17 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A8 D3 (4E, 2002–2010)
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- Window regulator motor can be removed or installed with motor or side window in any position.Unplug connectors before removing motor.
- When installing, make sure threaded pins (arrows) are engaged in inner door panel.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 3.5 Nm (2.6 lb-ft) | Tightening torque |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Door trim removed 70
- Lower window by distance (a) = approx. 10 cm and secure with adhesive tape to stop it dropping.
- Remove window regulator motor.
- Remove plastic covers (2) from mounting panel (1).
- Unscrew Torx bolts (4).
- Remove window regulator motor.
- Push window regulator drivers (3) down by hand.
- Unplug all electrical connectors.
- Remove mounting panel .
- Remove window frame .
- Pull window downwards out of guides.
- Install in reverse order of removal.
- Door trim removed 70. [Note: Window regulator motor can be removed or installed with motor or side window in any position.Unplug connectors before removing motor.]
- Unscrew Torx bolts (2)T30 and detach motor.
- When installing, make sure threaded pins (arrows) are engaged in inner door panel.
- Fit window regulator motor (3) and secure with bolts (2).
- Tightening torque: 3.5 Nm [Note: After installing the electric motor and attached wiring, first turn the ignition on and then off again.Then raise door window as far as it will go and keep window regulator switch pulled for approx. 2 seconds.The window regulator is now in the basic setting and the opening/closing function is activated.] — 3.5 Nm (2.6 lb-ft)
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Who makes these pages, and how
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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