Removing and installing side airbag igniter (driver side/front passenger side) — AUDI
Removing and installing side airbag igniter (driver side/front passenger side) on Audi: 22 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)
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- Make sure airbag cable (13) runs through cable guide (14) and is attached to backrest frame using clip (12).
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Observe safety regulations for pyrotechnic components . — Disconnect battery earth strap Electrical system27Battery.
- Remove seat:
- Attach seat repair standVAS 6136 to engine and gearbox supportVAS 6095.
- Attach front seat to seat repair standVAS 6136.
- Remove backrest cover panel:
- Use screwdriver to prise out fastening strips (bottom) (9) (3x).
- Use screwdriver to prise out fastening strip on side (1) and fold cover forwards.
- Cut through upholstery clips (10) (4x) at protective cover for side airbag (6).
- Push latch (3) downwards and unplug connector for side airbag (2).
- Unscrew bolt (7).
- Drill out rivet (5).
- Push side airbag (4) upwards and take out side airbag.
- Engage side airbag (4) in backrest frame.
- Push side airbag (4) down as far as it will go.
- Position lug of earth wire (11) between backrest frame and side airbag (4).
- Secure earth wire (11) with a rivet.
- Renew bolt (7).
- Secure side airbag (4) with bolt (7).
- Make sure airbag cable (13) runs through cable guide (14) and is attached to backrest frame using clip (12).
- Use upholstery clip pliersV.A.G 1634 to install new upholstery clips on protective cover for side airbag.
- 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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