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Backrest adjustment motor preliminary steps
– Use a screwdriver to align the locking pin of the splines -1- with
the shaft of the backrest frame.
1.26 Removing and installing upper backrest cover panel
1 - Upper backrest cover panel
♦ Removing
– Move the upper back‐
rest forwards as far as it
will go.
– Unfasten the clips -2-
(4x): Insert a flat screw‐
driver in the clip and turn
it clockwise until the clip
is released.
– Disengage the backrest
cover panel -1- upwards
from the holders -3-
(2x).
♦ Installing
– Install the upper back‐
rest cover panel -1- in
the reverse order of re‐
moval.
2 - Clips (4x)
3 - Holder (2x)
Audi A8 2003 ➤
General body repairs, interior - Edition 07.2011
1. Front seats (memory seat, electrically operated seat) 309