Removing and installing three-point seat belt (front) - TT Roadster — AUDI
Removing and installing three-point seat belt (front) - TT Roadster on Audi: 16 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: platform code FV
- Renewed: bolts for the belt system
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- Make sure electrical connectors are fitted correctly (as far as stop) and engage audibly.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Observe safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components .Observe disposal regulations for pyrotechnic components . — Move front seats as far forwards as possible and tilt backrests as far forwards as possible.
- With ignition switched on, disconnect battery earth wire Electrical system27Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.
- Remove belt end fitting (front) .
- Remove back panel trim .
- Remove bolt (2) for automatic belt retractor.
- Remove back panel (top) (1)51Inner side panel; Removing and installing back panel.
- Detach automatic belt retractor from mounting.
- ⚠ Before handling pyrotechnic components (e.g. unplugging the electrical connector) the mechanic must discharge any static electricity. This can be done by briefly touching the door striker plate, or similar. — Unplug electrical connectors (1) for automatic belt retractor. To do so, release connector locking element with a small screwdriver.
- Remove bolt (2) for belt guide fitting and detach automatic belt retractor (3).
- ⚠ Observe safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components .Before handling pyrotechnic components (e.g. plugging in the electrical connector) the mechanic must discharge any static electricity. This can be done by briefly touching the door striker plate, or similar. — If components of the belt system are removed following an accident, renew the bolts for the belt system. [Note: Make sure electrical connectors are fitted correctly (as far as stop) and engage audibly.]
- Plug in connector (1)(arrow A).
- Press in connector locking element (2)(arrow B). This inserts connector as far as possible in igniter while at the same time locking it.
- Insert automatic belt retractor with locating element (1) in mounting (arrow) and hand-tighten bolt.
- Install back panel (top) 51Inner side panel; Removing and installing back panel.
- Tighten bolt (2) for automatic belt retractor.
- ⚠ The battery must be connected with the ignition switched on. If pyrotechnic components (e.g. airbag or belt tensioner) are inexpertly repaired, this may result in unwanted triggering after connecting the battery. There must not be anyone in the vehicle while you are connecting the battery. — With ignition switched on, connect battery earth wire Electrical system27Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.
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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.
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