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Removing and installing seat trim (with height adjustment) — AUDI

Removing and installing seat trim (with height adjustment) on Audi: 11 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Caddy III (2K, 2004–2015); platform code 2C0

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  • For greater clarity, drawer is not shown in Figure.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove front seat .
  2. Remove belt buckle
  3. Lever latch (1) downwards from the side with 2 screwdrivers and pull drawer out of mounting. [Note: For greater clarity, drawer is not shown in Figure.]
  4. Using a small screwdriver, lever the two covers (2) out of mountings in adjusting lever.
  5. Undo and remove two bolts (3) and remove adjusting lever (4).
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  1. Unscrew bolts (5) and (6), and remove trim (7).
  2. Undo and remove bolts (8) (Qty. 10).
  3. Detach trim from seat frame.
  4. Using assembly tool3399, acquire a grip on a detent behind backrest adjusting wheel (9).
  5. Lever assembly tool3399 outwards (arrow A) and thus detach backrest adjusting wheel.
  6. Detach trims (10) and (11) from mountings in seat frame.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.