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Separating seat pan cover and padding - seat pan with seat depth adjustment — AUDI

Separating seat pan cover and padding - seat pan with seat depth adjustment on Audi: 18 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.

18 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)

  • Renewed: upholstery clips

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove cover and padding from seat pan and seat depth adjuster .
  2. Unclip fastening strips (2) from fasteners (5).
  3. Disengage cover from lugs (4) on both sides.
  4. Detach mounting bracket (3) with padding for seat depth adjustment from cover (1).
  5. Detach cover (1) as far as possible from padding (3).
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  1. Release fastening strip (4) from clips (2).
  2. Detach cover from padding.
  3. Unclip contour wire (3) (inserted in pouch (4) of cover (5)) from clips (2).
  4. Detach cover from padding (1).
  5. Use pliers (4) to pinch off upholstery clips (3).
  6. Detach cover (1) from padding (2).
  7. Detach cover (1) as far as possible from padding (3).
  8. Release fastening strip (4) from clips (2).
  9. Unclip contour wire (3) (inserted in pouch (4) of cover (5)) from clips (2).
  10. Detach cover from padding (1).
  11. Use pliers (4) to pinch off upholstery clips (3).
  12. Detach cover (1) from padding (2).
  13. On equipment version with leather seats, use upholstery clip pliersV.A.G 1634 to fit new upholstery clips.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.