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Renewing inner seal: Audi Q5

Step-by-step renewing inner seal for the Audi Q5: 13 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.

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi Q5 (8R, 2008–2017); platform code 83

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  • Bonding surface must be free of dust and grease.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove glass panel (front) .
  2. Remove glass panel (rear) .
  3. Pull inner seal (2) off mounting frame (1).
  4. Remove any residual adhesive with adhesive strip removerVAS 6349.
  5. Bonding surface must be free of dust and grease.
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  1. Clean entire bonding surface with cleaning fluidD 009 401 04.
  2. Wipe bonding surfaces of mounting frame with primer cloth supplied with seal.
  3. Position inner seal (2) on bonding surfaces of mounting frame (1) so that joint is in centre of roof opening (rear).
  4. Peel off protective film of adhesive strip (3) of new inner seal section by section and press on the seal.
  5. Compress inner seal evenly along its entire length to take up any excess length.
  6. Press inner seal evenly and all around twice using roller3356.
  7. Install glass panel (rear) .
  8. Install glass panel (front) .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.