Audi A8 2003 User Manual

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Contents
00 - Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Routing and attaching pipes/hoses and wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Contact corrosion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
68 - Interior equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1 Shelves / trim panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Exploded view of glove box/knee bolster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Removing and installing glove box/knee bolster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Removing and installing glove box lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4 Removing and installing cushioning mechanism for glove box lid/knee bolster . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5 Exploded view of storage compartment/knee bolster (driver's side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.6 Removing and installing storage compartment/knee bolster (driver's side) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.7 Removing storage box from storage compartment and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.8 Removing and installing steering column trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.9 Removing and installing coin holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2 Removing and installing centre console without extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1 Centre console without extension - overview of fitting locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2 Exploded view of centre console without extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.3 Removing and installing centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.4 Removing and installing floor covering rod (rear and front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.5 Removing and installing air conditioner operating unit (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.6 Removing and installing ashtray (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.7 Renewing trim for ashtray (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.8 Removing and installing cigarette lighter (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2.9 Removing and installing trim for centre console with multimedia operating unit . . . . . . . . 33
2.10 Removing and installing front centre console cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.11 Removing and installing rear vent (2-zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.12 Removing and installing trim for rear centre console (rear vent, 2-zone climate control) . . 37
2.13 Removing and installing rear cigarette lighter (rear vent, 2-zone climate control) . . . . . . . . 37
2.14 Removing and installing storage compartment (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.15 Renewing trim for storage compartment (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.16 Removing and installing centre console storage compartment (one-piece centre armrest)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.17 Removing and installing centre console storage compartment (split centre armrest) . . . . 39
2.18 Removing and installing rear vent (4-zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.19 Removing and installing rear air conditioner operating unit (4-zone climate control) . . . . . . 43
2.20 Removing and installing rear cigarette lighter (rear vent, 4-zone climate control) . . . . . . . . 44
2.21 Removing and installing trim for rear centre console (rear vent, 4-zone climate control) . . 44
2.22 Removing and installing rear air distributor and rear air duct (2 and 4-zone climate control)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2.23 Removing and installing rear vent warm air and cold air flap control motor (left-side/right-
side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.24 Removing and installing rear centre console temperature sensor (left-side/right-side) . . . . 47
2.25 Removing and installing centre console bracket, centre armrest bracket and bracket for air
conditioner operating unit/ashtray (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3 Removing and installing centre console with extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.1 Centre console with extension - overview of fitting locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.2 Exploded view of centre console with extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3.3 Removing and installing centre console with extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3.4 Removing and installing extension for centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
3.5 Removing and installing cup holder unit with small storage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.6 Removing and installing small storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
3.7 Removing and installing lid for cup holder and small storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Audi A8 2003 ➤
General body repairs, interior - Edition 07.2011
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Audi A8 2003 Specifications

General

Brand	Audi
Model	A8 2003
Category	Automobile
Language	English