Audi Q3: Locking Mechanism Trim, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Trim Removal Wedge -3409-

Removing

- Unlock the rear seat backrest.

- Make sure the button -2- (indicator) is in the "up" position.

- Push the tabs -arrows- on both sides of the trim using a Trim Removal Wedge -3409-.

- Remove the trim -1- upward and off the rear seat backrest -3-.

- Remove the trim -1- as far as possible upward from the rear seat backrest.

- Pry the catch -arrow- out of the locking mechanism using a flat blade screwdriver.

- Remove the trim upward from the rear seat backrest.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Make sure the button moves easily after installing the trim.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Locking Mechanism".

Rear Seat Backrest Locking Mechanism, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the rear seat backrest. Refer to → Chapter "Rear Seat Backrest, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the headrest. Refer to → Chapter "Headrest, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the padding on the rear seat backrest around the locking mechanism. Refer to → Chapter "Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing, Backrest".

- Remove the bolts -3-.

- Remove the locking mechanism -2- from the rear seat backrest frame -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Locking Mechanism".

Pass-Through Cover Frame, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Pry Lever -80-200-

Removing

- Fold down the rear center armrest and open the pass-through door.

- Release the cover frame retaining tabs -1- from the rear seat backrest; to do this push with the Pry Lever -80 - 200- on the cover frame -arrow A-.

- Pry the cover frame -2- from the rear seat backrest -arrow B-.

- Repeat the procedure for the rest of the retaining tabs -arrows-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Make sure the cover frame engages completely in the rear seat backrest.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Center Armrest".

Pass-Through Cover, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Fold down the center armrest and open the pass-through door.

- Remove the bolts -2-.

- Remove the center armrest with the cover -1- for the pas through door.

- Fold up the rear center armrest -1-²/₃.

- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

- Remove the pass-through door -2- from the center armrest.

- Remove the lower center cushion -3-. Refer to → Chapter "Center Cushion, Removing and Installing".

Installing

- Install the pass-through door -1- and the center armrest and tighten the bolts hand tight.

- Close the pass-through door and align.

- Tighten the bolts -2- on the rear seat backrest.

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Center Armrest".

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