Removing and installing rear side airbag (individual electrically operated rear seat) — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A8 D3 (4E, 2002–2010)

• Special tools named: V.A.G 1634

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📋 Procedure

1. ⚠ Heed the safety regulations for pyrotechnic components .Heed the disposal regulations for pyrotechnic components . — With the ignition switched on, disconnect the battery earth wire Electrical system27.
2. Remove the seat pan .
3. Remove the individual rear seat .
4. Use a screwdriver to prise out the side fastening strips (6) (3x).
5. Unfasten the fastening strip (8) at the protective cover (7).

6. Pinch off the upholstery clips (4) (4x).
7. Use a screwdriver to prise out the lower fastening strips (5) (5x).
8. Fold over the cover and padding in the area of the side airbag (2) so as to provide access to the back of the side airbag.
9. Unfasten the securing clip (9).
10. Unplug the connector (10).
11. Unscrew the nuts (1) (2x).
12. Take out the side airbag (2).
13. Screw the earth cable (11) with the upper nut (1) to the side airbag (2).
14. Continue installing the side airbag (2) in the reverse order of removal.
15. Use the upholstery stapler V.A.G 1634 to fit the new upholstery clips.
16. ⚠ There must not be anyone in the vehicle when connecting the battery. — With the ignition switched on, connect the battery earth wire Electrical system27. [Note: If the airbag warning lamp K75 indicates a fault following installation, the event recorder must be interrogated, erased and interrogated again .]

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