Removing and installing rear side airbag (fixed backrest) — AUDI
Removing and installing rear side airbag (fixed backrest) 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E)
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Observe safety regulations for pyrotechnic components . — Disconnect battery earth strap Electrical system27Battery.
- Remove seat bench (rear): vehicles up to 10.2004 , vehicles from 11.2004 onwards .
- Remove rear seat backrest .
- Use screwdriver to prise out side fastening strips (3).
- Use screwdriver to prise out lower fastening strip (9).
- Pull lower cover (8) over bracket (7).
- Fold over cover in area of side airbag (2).
- Unfasten zip (1) at protective cover for side airbag (4).
- Unfasten retaining clip at connector for side airbag (5) and unplug connector.
- Fold over cover and padding in vicinity of side airbag (2) so as to provide access to back of side airbag.
- Remove nuts (6) (2x).
- Take out side airbag (2).
- Install side airbag (2) in reverse order of removal.
- Fasten zip (1) at protective cover for side airbag (4) using pliersVAS 6273.
- Switch on ignition.
- ⚠ Make sure nobody is in the vehicle when the battery is being connected. — Connect battery earth strap Electrical system27Battery. [Note: Observe measures to be taken after connecting the battery Electrical system27Battery.If the airbag warning lamp K75 indicates a fault following installation, you must interrogate, erase and then re-interrogate the event memory .]
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