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.

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