Removing, installing and adjusting rear lid and rear lid lock — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A2 (8Z)

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• Only the section indicated may be clamped in the vice (accident risk!).Protective goggles must be worn during sawing process. — Cover area around saw cut with a cloth to catch escaping fluid.

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

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

1. Remove rear lid trim.
2. Unplug electrical connectors and pull them out of rear lid.
3. Disengage gas-filled struts from rear lid.
4. Unscrew Torx bolts and detach rear lid.
5. Lower headliner in area of hexagon nut and unscrew nut.

6. Unscrew hexagon bolts and .
7. Unscrew hexagon nuts (1) and remove striker plate.
8. When installing, fit striker plate and secure loosely with nuts.
9. Close rear lid and align with body contour.
10. Open rear lid and tighten hexagon nuts to 23 Nm. — 23 Nm (17 lb-ft)
11. Clamp section (x) = 50 mm of gas-filled strut in a vice.
12. ⚠ Only the section indicated may be clamped in the vice (accident risk!).Protective goggles must be worn during sawing process. — Cover area around saw cut with a cloth to catch escaping fluid.
13. Saw open the first third of the cylinder part of the gas-filled strut (measured from the strut rod end of the cylinder).
14. Pull seal (1) off to remove.
15. To install, press seal onto body flange all around.

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