Replacing front seat heater elements — AUDI
Replacing front seat heater elements on Audi: 12 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: platform codes 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX, 2EB, 2EE, 2EK, 2FC, 2FF, 2FL, 2FZ, 2FG, 2FM
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- The heater element is bonded to the padding and can only be installed once.
- Secure and route detached connection wires (2) so they are not kinked and do not chafe.If the wiring is not routed correctly, it may chafe or become damaged.
📋 Procedure
- Remove front seat with longitudinal adjustment .
- Remove front seat without longitudinal adjustment .
- Remove seat cover.
- Remove backrest cover .
- Disconnect connector between heater elements in seat and backrest. [Note: The heater element is bonded to the padding and can only be installed once.]
- Pull heater elements (3) off seat padding/backrest padding (1).
- Align heater elements (3) on seat surface/backrest surface (1).
- Remove protective foil on adhesive side and stick heater elements to padding. [Note: Secure and route detached connection wires (2) so they are not kinked and do not chafe.If the wiring is not routed correctly, it may chafe or become damaged.]
- Connect 2 heater element connectors (seat and backrest).
- Install covers .
- Install front seat with longitudinal adjustment .
- Install front seat without longitudinal adjustment .
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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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