Removing and installing trim for locking mechanism - trim without lock cylinder — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016)

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• Make sure button (2) (indicator) is in »top« position.
• Make sure cover is covered by rear section of trim (1).
• Illustration shows trim with lock cylinder.Trim (1) is only secure when it has engaged audibly with locking mechanism.
• Make sure button (2) moves freely after fitting trim.

📋 Procedure

1. Release backrest.
2. Make sure button (2) (indicator) is in »top« position.
3. Use removal wedge3409 to press fasteners in direction of (arrows) on both sides of trim (1).
4. Lift trim (1) at front as far as possible off backrest (3).
5. Use a flat screwdriver to prise clip at rear of trim (1)(arrow) out of locking mechanism.

6. Lift trim off backrest.
7. Thread front clips (arrow) in underneath cover.
8. Make sure cover is covered by rear section of trim (1).
9. Press trim (1) down at front until clips (arrows) engage audibly in locking mechanism.
10. Press at a slight angle on area of trim (1) marked by (arrow) until rear centre clip engages audibly in locking mechanism. [Note: Illustration shows trim with lock cylinder.Trim (1) is only secure when it has engaged audibly with locking mechanism.]
11. Make sure button (2) moves freely after fitting trim.

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