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Removing and installing telephone bracket, vehicles up to model year 2010 — AUDI

Removing and installing telephone bracket, vehicles up to model year 2010 on Audi: 14 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.

14 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Caddy III (2K, 2004–2015); platform code 2C0

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  • After unscrewing the securing bolts, the counterhold on the inside of the dash panel might fall down.Grasp through the assembly aperture of the radio and the heater controls in order to prevent the counterhold from falling down.
  • When installing, guide counterhold (A) through assembly aperture of the radio and the heater controls to the fitting location. Hold counterhold as shown in illustration while doing so.

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off ignition and all electrical loads, and pull out ignition key.
  2. Remove mobile phone from bracket.
  3. Press button (arrow), hold down and push mobile phone mounting downwards.
  4. Use a suitable screwdriver to unclip the cover (arrow) from the bracket in the direction of (arrow A).
  5. Remove radio or radio navigation system:
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  1. Remove control system for heating and air conditioner Heating, ventilation, air conditioner87Air conditioner with manual control; Removing and installing the control system for the heating and air conditioner
  2. Unscrew the two securing bolts (arrows). [Note: After unscrewing the securing bolts, the counterhold on the inside of the dash panel might fall down.Grasp through the assembly aperture of the radio and the heater controls in order to prevent the counterhold from falling down.]
  3. Pull bracket out of dash panel a little and unscrew securing (arrows).
  4. Remove contact plate (A) from bracket. Take wiring harness out of bracket (arrows).
  5. Unscrew the 4 securing bolts (arrows) from contact plate.
  6. Push wiring harness in contact plate in (direction of arrow) and take it out of the guide.
  7. Push connector forwards out of contact plate in (direction of arrow) and take wiring harness out through the slot (A) in the contact plate.
  8. When installing, guide counterhold (A) through assembly aperture of the radio and the heater controls to the fitting location. Hold counterhold as shown in illustration while doing so.
  9. When assembling the contact plate, remember to install the spring and the key (arrow) properly.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.