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♦ Installing
– Install the cover and padding -11- in the reverse order of removal.
– To fit new upholstery clips -7- use the upholstery clip pliers V.A.G 1634.
3.2.2 Separating cover from padding
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Awl -V.A.G 1636 A-
1 - Awl -V.A.G 1636 A-
2 - Fastener
3 - Plastic clips
4 - Backrest frame
5 - Rubber elements (2x)
6 - Side fastening strips (6x)
7 - Upholstery clips (4x)
8 - Lower fastening strips (5x)
9 - Backrest heating connector
10 - Fastening strip
11 - Cover and padding
♦ Removing
♦ Use an awl -V.A.G 1636 A-
-1- to carefully prise the fas‐
teners -2- out of the plastic
clips -3-.
♦ Detach the cover from the
padding.
♦ Installing
– Fit the cover in the re‐
verse order of removal.
– Replace damaged plas‐
tic clips -3-.
– Start by pressing the
fasteners -2- of the
transverse rods into the
plastic clips -3-.
Audi A8 2003 ➤
General body repairs, interior - Edition 07.2011
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