Front A/C Controls, Removing and Installing
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
- Torque wrench V.A.G 1783/
Removing
- Place selector lever in position "S".
- Switch off ignition.
Front ashtray, removing
- Open front ashtray.
Scheme 56
- Operate button - arrow -.
- Pull out ashtray insert - 1 -.
Scheme 57
- Remove bolt - 1 -.
- Pull front ashtray - 2 - out of center console.
- Disconnect electrical connector.
Remove center console panel with multimedia control unit.
Scheme 58
- Pull center console panel with multimedia control unit - 1 - upward and off.
2 - Pins
3 - Spring clamp
4 - Center Console
- Disconnect electrical connectors.
- Remove center console panel with multimedia control unit.
Removing front A/C controls
Scheme 59
- Remove bolts - 1 - (qty. 2).
- Pull front A/C controls - 3 - out of center console - 2 -.
- Disconnect electrical connectors.
- Remove front A/C controls.
Installing
Installation is reverse of removal. Observe the following when doing so
Follow the sequence of installation when installing center console panel with multimedia control unit, front A/C controls and front ashtray
- Connect electrical harness connectors.
- Insert front A/C controls into center console, but do not tighten bolts.
- Connect electrical harness connectors to multimedia control unit.
- Clip center console panel with multimedia control unit into center console.
- Align at center the center console panel with multimedia control unit.
- Tighten bolts of front A/C controls to the specified tightening torque.
- Install front ashtray --> «Front Ashtray, Removing and Installing»(/audi/a8/d3-2005-2007/remont/gauges-instrument-panels/#body-interior__front-ashtray-removing-and-installing) .
Tightening torques
Front A/C controls to center console: 4 Nm
Refer to the respective information for all other tightening torques.