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Removing surroundings — AUDI

Removing surroundings 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.

16 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove seats in 2nd row.
  2. Remove rear step inserts .
  3. Depending on equipment level, remove side panel trims .
  4. Depending on equipment level, remove floor covering in passenger compartment . [Note: Installing floor covering between the seat securing rails and the underbody for purposes of height compensation is recommended.If the previously fitted floor covering is reinstalled, sections will need to be cut out of it to accommodate the retrofitted seat securing rails.]
  5. Remove front right floor trim 50.
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  1. Remove rear right floor trim 50.
  2. Depending on equipment level, remove exhaust system of auxiliary heater 82.
  3. Separate cable from handbrake cables and disconnect cable from underbody 46.
  4. Remove rear centre floor trim 50.
  5. Remove rear left floor trim 50.
  6. Remove bracket from front silencer and lower exhaust system 26.
  7. Remove heat shields.
  8. Remove centre rear axle trim 50.
  9. Remove right rear axle trim 50.
  10. Remove left rear axle trim 50.
  11. Remove rear transverse links 42.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.