Audi A4 Owners & Service Manuals

Audi A4: Door Lock, Removing and Installing

  NOTICE

Risk of damaging the operating cable by deforming it.

- Never sharply bend or kink the operating cable.

Removing

- Move the door window into the "closed" position.

- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".

- Turn the operating cable on the lever -1- 90º in the direction of -arrow A- and remove it from the cable bracket -2-.

- Rotate the operating cable on the door lock release lever -3- in the direction of -arrow B-.

  • The operating cable must be aligned with the opening on the release lever.

- Disengage the operating cable from the release lever.

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- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

- Disconnect the connector and free up the wiring harness.

- Slide the door lock -1- downward and remove it from the door.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Tightening Specifications

  • Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Door Handle and Door Lock"

Door Lock Cover, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the door lock. Refer to → Chapter "Door Lock, Removing and Installing".

- Release the retainers -arrows-.

- Remove the lock cylinder guide -1- from the door lock -2-.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

- Push the door lock cover -2- onto the door lock -1- until it clicks into place in the direction of -arrows-.

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Striker, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the striker -1-.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

- Adjust the striker. Refer to → Chapter "Striker, Adjusting".

Tightening Specifications

  • Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Door Handle and Door Lock"

Interior Door Operating Cable, Removing and Installing

  NOTICE

Risk of damaging the operating cable by deforming it.

- Never sharply bend or kink the operating cable.

Removing

- Driver side: remove the lock cylinder. Refer to → Chapter "Lock Cylinder, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

- Push the door lock -1- to the side and disconnect the connector.

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- Disengage the release cable -3- from the door lock support bracket -2- in the direction of -arrow A-.

- Turn the nipple -1- 90º in the direction of -arrow B- and remove it from the door opener release lever -4-.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Tightening Specifications

  • Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Door Handle and Door Lock"

Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • Wedge Set -T10383-
  • Wedge 1 -T10383/1-

Removing

- Remove the front door trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Front Door Trim Panels; Front Door Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.

- Pry the door inner cover -1- out of the inner door panel -arrow- using the -T10383/1-.

- Disengage the grommet -2- for the door opener operating cable.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

- Push on the door inner cover until it engages audibly.

  • Door inner cover must be installed flush.

    READ NEXT:

     Window Guide, Removing and Installing

    Removing - Remove the door window. Refer to → Chapter "Front Door Window, Removing and Installing". - Remove the B-pillar trim. Refer to → Chapter "B-Pillar Door Trim, Removi

     Central Locking

    Component Location Overview - Central Locking 1 -  Engine Hood Contact Switch -F266- In the latch Removing and installing. Refer to → Chapter "Engine Hood Contact Switch -F266-, Re

     Rear Doors

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    Antenna Amplifier -R24-, Removing and Installing, Sedan The Antenna Amplifier -R24- is located on the upper right of the D-pillar. Removing - Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment and remove the ignition key. - Remove the D-pillar trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior;

     Repair a wiring 0.35 mm 2 or greater with intermediate wire section

      Note For the repair use repair wires with a cross section of 0.35 mm2 through 6.0-mm2. Procedure - Free up the wire to be repaired at two places approximately 20 cm on both sides of the repair point.   Caution Risk of damaging the electrical wires. Expose wrapped wiring harness

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