Removing and installing telephone transmitter and receiver unit R36 — AUDI
Removing and installing telephone transmitter and receiver unit R36 on Audi: 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 A4 B6/B7 (8E)
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- Seat belt at seat frame does not have to be unfastened.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1 Nm (0.7 lb-ft) | Unscrew bolts (arrows |
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
- When renewing control unit, select "“Replacement”" function for appropriate control unit in "“Guided Fault Finding”".
- Switch off all electrical equipment.
- Remove ignition key.
- Remove A-pillar trim (right-side): General body repairs, interior70Trim panels.
- Remove front seat (right-side) General body repairs, interior72Front seats. [Note: Seat belt at seat frame does not have to be unfastened.]
- Fold back floor covering: General body repairs, interior70Trim.
- Release cover for electronics box (arrows) and remove cover.
- Detach electrical connectors (1) and (3) at telephone transmitter and receiver unit R36(2).
- Remove telephone transmitter and receiver unit R36(2) from electronics box.
- If fitted, unplug aerial for Bluetooth R152.
- Installation is performed in reverse sequence.
Other AUDI procedures
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- Removing camshaft timing chain from camshafts – Audi A6/A7 C7 · 38 torque figures
- Installing engine – Audi A8 D4 · 36 torque figures
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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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