Removing and installing telephone transmitter and receiver unit — AUDI
Removing and installing telephone transmitter and receiver unit 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016)
📋 Procedure
- Switch off all electrical equipment.
- Remove ignition key.
- When renewing control unit, select "“Replacement”" function for appropriate control unit in "“Guided Fault Finding”".
- Remove front seat (right-side) General body repairs, interior72Front seats; Removing and installing front seat.
- Fold back floor covering General body repairs, interior70Passenger compartment trim panels; Removing and installing floor covering.
- Release electronics box cover (2) and open electronics box (1).
- Pry telephone transmitter and receiver unit R36(5) out of electronics box (4).
- Release and unplug connector (2).
- Fit protective cap for cable connectorVAS 6223/9(1) onto MOST bus connector (2).
- Release and unplug connector (3).
- Unplug aerial for Bluetooth R152(1).
- Install in reverse sequence of removal.
- Readapt Bluetooth connection between telephone transmitter and receiver unit R36 and telephone handset R36 / mobile telephone R54.
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