Removing and installing securing plates — AUDI
Removing and installing securing plates on Audi: 10 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: VW Caddy IV (SA, 2015–2020)
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- The bolts (1) and (3) are microencapsulated and must be renewed each time they are loosened.Before new bolts are installed, the threads of the corresponding holes must be cleaned.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition.
- Remove floor covering .
- Unscrew bolts (1) and remove securing plate (2) from vehicle.
- Unscrew bolts (3) and remove securing strip (4) from vehicle. [Note: The bolts (1) and (3) are microencapsulated and must be renewed each time they are loosened.Before new bolts are installed, the threads of the corresponding holes must be cleaned.]
- Remove remaining securing plates (qty. 4) and securing strips (qty. 3) as described.
- Install securing plates (2) and securing strips (4).
- Lightly tighten bolts (1) and (3)
- Install seats in 1st row and check that they correctly lock into place.
- Adapt seats in 1st row to fit in vehicle together with securing plates (2) and securing strips (4).
- Remove 2nd row seats and tighten bolts (1) and (3).
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