Removing and installing three-point seat belt (rear): Audi A4 B6/B7
Step-by-step removing and installing three-point seat belt (rear) for the Audi A4 B6/B7: 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E)
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- When installing belt module (1), make sure bolt (2) makes contact in small hole diameter of fastener (3) during and after tightening.
- Make sure noise insulation cap (8) is properly positioned on belt module (1).
- Make sure belt tensioner wire (4) is clipped in and not positioned in belt area.
- Make sure connector (7) (USA) engages properly.
📋 Procedure
- Remove C-pillar trim (top) .
- Remove rear shelf .
- Remove insulation beneath rear shelf.
- Remove luggage compartment side trim .
- Remove luggage compartment side trim .
- Remove bolt (2) at belt module/belt tensioner (1) from below (access from luggage compartment).
- Loosen bolt (5) at outer seat anchorage point (eye plate at end of belt).
- To unplug connector (7), use screwdriver to unfasten catch (USA).
- Unfasten cable with clip.
- When installing belt module (1), make sure bolt (2) makes contact in small hole diameter of fastener (3) during and after tightening.
- Make sure noise insulation cap (8) is properly positioned on belt module (1).
- Make sure belt tensioner wire (4) is clipped in and not positioned in belt area.
- Make sure connector (7) (USA) engages properly.
- Perform further installation in reverse order of removal.
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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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