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Removing and installing seat trims (with side airbag) — AUDI

Removing and installing seat trims (with side airbag) on Audi: 12 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.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes S1, 2H

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove front seat .
  2. Remove belt buckle
  3. Remove drawer
  4. Turn backrest adjusting wheel (3) until a detent can be seen from the rear. Use a torch if necessary.
  5. Apply assembly tool3399 behind a detent of backrest adjusting wheel (3).
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  1. Lever assembly tool3399 outwards (arrow A) and thus detach backrest adjusting wheel (3) from seat (1).
  2. Use a small screwdriver to prise covers (6) out of the mountings in the adjustment lever (4).
  3. Remove bolt (5) and remove adjustment lever (4).
  4. Remove bolts (8) and remove seat rail cover (7) (depending on model variant).
  5. Unscrew bolts (11) and remove left trim (10) with trim (9).
  6. Unscrew bolts (13) and remove right trim (12).
  7. Remove left cover (2) and right cover (14) from mountings in seat frame.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.