Audi A4. Body repair manual - part 24
Instrument panel
Fig. 1
Disconnecting pedal assembly
- Remove bolt -1-.
Tightening torque: 25 Nm (18 ft lb)
Removing
lower
section
of
steering
column
- Remove bolt -5- and fold down joint.
Tightening torque: 40 Nm (30 ft lb)
Note:
The steering column joint can only be attached in one position when
Instrument panel
Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels, Steering, Repair Group 48.
- Push back steering column (lower section) -4- until hole 2 in steering
column (upper section) covers hole in steering column (lower section).
- Insert welding wire -3- in hole -2- and secure by wrapping once around
steering column.
CAUTION!
Do NOT under any circumstances pull steering column -4- out
completely or push it in completely ( Repair Manual, Suspension,
Wheels, Steering).
Instrument panel
Fig. 2
Removing steering column brace
Note:
Steering column brace used 5/98
; bolt for steering column brace is in
the plenum panel, on the driver-side above the windshield wiper motor.
- Remove bolt -4-.
Tightening torque: 8 Nm (71 ft lb)
- Remove washer -3- and gasket -2-.
- If necessary when installing, use drift to align brace -1- to hole in
bulkhead.
Instrument panel
Instrument panel, removing and installing
1 - Instrument panel
Removing:
- Remove driver-side knee bolster page
68-8 .
- Remove passenger-side knee bolster
page 68-1 .
- Remove rear center console page 68-
13 .
- Remove front center console page 68-
30 .
- Remove instrument panel center piece
page 68-31 .
- Remove driver-side airbag unit page
69-54 .
- Remove steering wheel page 69-57 .
- Remove passenger-side airbag unit
page 69-70 .
- Remove steering column cover page
68-11 .
- Remove bolts -2-, -3-, -5-, -6-, and -7-.
- To remove, pull instrument panel out of
brackets -4-.
Instrument panel
Always replace instrument panel after passenger
airbag has deployed.
Instrument panel
Installing:
Installation is the reverse of removal
Adjusting:
Instrument panel must be centered in
vehicle
2 - Bolt
5 Nm (44 ft lb)
3 - Bolts (3x)
5 Nm (44 ft lb)
4 - Brackets (2x)
With felt base
5 - Bolts (2x)
5 Nm (44 ft lb)
6 - Bolts (2x)
- Remove bolts on left and right-side of
instrument panel.
5 Nm (44 ft lb)
7 - Bolts (2x)
5 Nm (44 ft lb)
Instrument panel
Instrument panel trim, removing and
installing
1 - Trim, passenger-side
- Remove driver-side knee bolster page
68-8 .
- Remove passenger-side knee bolster
page 68-1 .
- Remove rear center console page 68-
13 .
- Remove front center console page 68-
30 .
- Remove instrument panel center piece
page 68-31 .
- Remove clips -4- using screwdriver.
2 - Trim, driver-side
- Remove driver-side knee bolster page
68-8 .
- Remove clips -4- using screwdriver.
3 - Instrument panel
4 - Clip
Trim (general)
Trim (general)
Lower A-pillar trim, removing and
installing
- To remove, remove A-pillar bolts 4 (2x).
Tightening torque: 1.5 Nm (13 in. lb)
- Remove door seal -2- in area of A-pillar trim.
- Pull A-pillar trim -3- from door sill molding -1-.
Trim (general)
Foot rest and foot rest support bracket,
removing and installing
Removing foot rest
- Remove lower A-pillar trim page 70-72 .
- To remove foot rest -8-, remove nuts -7- and pull up and out of bracket
-6-.
Removing foot rest support bracket
- Remove foot rest.
- Pull up floor mat in area near bracket for foot rest.
- To remove bracket -6-, remove nuts -5- (2x).
Trim (general)
Upper A-pillar trim, removing and
installing
- Unclip retaining clips -3- from top to bottom from A-pillar trim -2-.
- Door seal -4- must lie on top of A-pillar trim -2- as shown in magnified
area.
- Insert lower A-pillar trim in retaining clips -5-.
Trim (general)
B-pillar trim, removing and installing
1 - Upper B-pillar trim
Removing:
- Unclip upper B-pillar trim -1- Fig 2 .
- Pull B-pillar trim -1- upward out of B-pillar
trim -4-.
- Disconnect three-point seat belt at door
sill
page 69-13 .
- Remove three-point seat belt from B-
pillar trim -1-.
Installing:
- Insert B-pillar trim -1- into B-pillar trim -4-
Note:
Do not press button when installing.
- Install upper B-pillar trim.
- Insert seat belt guide -5- into seat belt
height adjuster Fig 1 .
Trim (general)
Notes:
Function check after installing trim:
Height adjuster must audibly engage into all five
of the possible positions (even in the top
position).
Switch must return by itself to released position
after being actuated.
2 - Anti-twist stop
3 - Belt guide
4 - Lower B-pillar trim
Removing:
- Remove upper B-pillar trim -1- (do not
detach three-point seat belt).
- Push back retaining tabs (2x) for B-pillar
trim at door sill.
- Remove trim -4- upward and detach from
belt guide -3-.
Installing:
Installation is the reverse of removal
5 - Seat belt height adjuster trim
Trim (general)
Fig. 1
Installing upper B-pillar trim in belt height adjuster
- Guide slide with button -4- (without pressing) beginning at top and
working downward into release lever -1- of height adjuster, while
simultaneously installing pin -2- into mounting -3-.
Fig. 2
Removing B-pillar trim
- To make removal easier, use two assembly hooks -2-.
- Install assembly hooks near retaining clips.