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6.19 Removing and installing rear lid trim
1 - Rear lid trim
♦ Removing
– Detach the lock cover
-4-.
– Remove the luggage
compartment light -11-
⇒ Electrical system;
Rep. gr. 96 .
– Remove the button to
close rear lid in luggage
compartment ( -E406- )
-3- ⇒ page 271 .
– Remove the box for the
tool kit and hazard warn‐
ing triangle -5-
⇒ page 268 .
– Screw the bolts -7- out
of the grip mouldings (2x
per moulding).
USA only
– Remove the emergency
release handle
⇒ page 270 .
All vehicles (continued)
– Unfasten the rear lid trim
-1- at the clips -10- (12x)
from underneath.
– Detach the rear lid trim
-1-.
♦ Installing
Install in reverse order. Pay at‐
tention to the following:
♦ Replace damaged clips
-10-.
♦ Before fitting the rear lid
trim, make sure the clips
-10- are correctly posi‐
tioned.
2 - Frame
♦ Removing
– Remove the button to close rear lid in luggage compartment ( -E406- ) -3- ⇒ page 271 .
– Unclip the frame on the back at the top.
– Take the frame out of the rear lid trim opening.
♦ Installing
Install in reverse order.
3 - Button to close rear lid in luggage compartment -E406- (optional)
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 271
❑ Assignment ⇒ Parts catalogue
4 - Lock cover
❑ Detach lock cover to remove.
❑ On installation, ensure proper engagement with lock.
5 - Box for tool kit and hazard warning triangle
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 268
6 - Cover
❑ 5x
Audi A8 2003 ➤
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