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Removing and installing sliding door remote release mechanism — AUDI

Removing and installing sliding door remote release mechanism on Audi: 13 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.

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)

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  • Before installing sliding door trim and closing sliding door, check function of the locking and release components.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove moulded trim of sliding door General body repairs, interior70Trim, insulation; Door trims.
  2. Remove lock cylinder housing and exterior door handle .
  3. Remove door lock .
  4. Remove sliding door contact module .
  5. Unclip childproof lock (1) from sliding door (2) using a screwdriver.
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  1. Pull childproof lock (1) out of sliding door (2) in (direction of arrow).
  2. Detach connector (2).
  3. Remove bolts (3).
  4. Move remote release mechanism (1) downwards in (direction of arrow) and swivel remote release mechanism out of sliding door.
  5. Disengage Bowden cable (2) from Bowden cable guide in (direction of arrow).
  6. Unclip Bowden cable (2) from clip (3).
  7. Remove remote release mechanism (1) from sliding door.
  8. Specified torque for remote release mechanism bolts [Note: Before installing sliding door trim and closing sliding door, check function of the locking and release components.]

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.