Removing and installing rear lid lock — AUDI
Removing and installing rear lid lock on Audi: 15 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 42
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 21 Nm (15 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
- Open service flap.
- Unscrew bolts (arrows) and detach mounting bracket (1) with rear lid lock.
- Unscrew bolts (arrows) and detach heat shield (1).
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Detach rear lid lock (2) at mounting bracket (1).
- Detach locking plate (2) for cable.
- Unplug electrical connector (1).
- Press release lever at cable (3) in direction of (arrow A).
- Swivel cable support bracket with cable in direction of (arrow B) and disengage it at rear lid lock (4).
- Disengage manual release cable (5) at lugs (arrows) and detach cable.
- Guide cable (3) out of locking element (2) and disengage at release lever (1).
- Detach manual release cable at rear lid lock (4).
- Engage cable support bracket (5) with cable at rear lid lock (2)(arrow) and swivel it towards rear lid lock until catch (1) engages. This causes cable nipple (4) to engage at operating lever (3) for rear lid lock release.
- Install manual release cable .
- Adjust rear lid lock Adjusting service flap.
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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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