Removing and installing sunroof panel (rear): Audi Q5
Step-by-step removing and installing sunroof panel (rear) for the Audi Q5: 11 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi Q5 (8R, 2008–2017); platform code 83
- Renewed: bolts
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- Renew bolts when removing and installing glass panel.
- Pull inner seal (3) slightly inwards at points indicated by (arrows) and screw in bolts (2), but do not tighten.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft) | After adjusting glass panel (rear), tighten bolts |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Fully open glass panel (front).
- Remove bolts (1) for glass panel (rear) (3).
- Take out spacer (2) between glass panel (1) and mounting frame (4).
- Tilt glass panel (front).
- Pull inner seal (3) slightly inwards at points indicated by (arrows) and unscrew bolts (2).
- Lift out glass panel (1). [Note: Renew bolts when removing and installing glass panel.]
- Insert glass panel into roof from above.
- Pull inner seal (3) slightly inwards at points indicated by (arrows) and screw in bolts (2), but do not tighten.
- Adjust glass panel (rear) .
- After adjusting glass panel (rear), tighten bolts (5 Nm). — 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)
- After completing work, perform adaption for sunroof motor .
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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