Audi A8 2003 User Manual

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1.15 Functional test of buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
1.16 Checking guide fittings and latch plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
1.17 Checking fastening elements and anchorage points following an accident . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
1.18 Checking child seat restraint function for additional child seats (not for driver's seat belt) -
country-specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
1.19 Checking child seat anchors after an accident (Isofix, Top Tether) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
1.20 Checking belt-fastened sensor for rear three-point seat belts with belt tensioner . . . . . . . . 105
2 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
2.1 Seat belt anchorage points (block diagram) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
2.2 Outer floor panel anchorage point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
2.3 Removing and installing three-point seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
2.4 Removing and installing belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
2.5 Removing and installing rear three-point seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
2.6 Removing and installing third rear three-point seat belt (fixed rear seat backrest) . . . . . . 111
2.7 Removing and installing rear outer floor panel anchorage point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
2.8 Removing and installing rear outer floor panel anchorage point with electrically operated
individual seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
2.9 Centre floor panel anchorage points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
2.10 Removing and installing centre floor panel anchorage points (buckle) with electrically
operated individual seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
2.11 Replacing belt buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
2.12 Replacing buckle for seat-occupied sensor for front passenger's airbag deactivation (country-
specific) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
3 Servicing airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
3.1 General view of fitting locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
3.2 Removing and installing airbag control unit (J 234) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
3.3 Removing and installing battery cut-off relay J655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
3.4 Removing and installing battery isolation igniter N253 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
4 Servicing driver side airbag N95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
4.1 Removing and installing driver side airbag unit N95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
4.2 Removing and installing steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
4.3 Removing and installing airbag coil connector and return ring with slip ring F138 . . . . . . 128
5 Servicing front passenger side airbag N131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
5.1 Removing and installing front passenger side airbag N131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
5.2 Removing and installing key operated switch to deactivate front passenger side airbag E224
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
5.3 Service installation of key operated switch to deactivate front passenger side airbag E224
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
5.4 Removing and installing „PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF“ lamp K145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
6 Servicing side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
6.1 Removing and installing front side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
6.2 Removing and installing rear side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6.3 Removing and installing rear side airbag (individual electrically operated rear seat) . . . . . . 139
7 Servicing curtain airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
7.1 Removing and installing curtain airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
7.2 Removing and installing rear deformation element (Saloon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
7.3 Removing and installing rear deformation element (vehicles with long wheelbase) . . . . . . 145
7.4 Removing and installing front deformation element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
8 Removing and installing knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
8.1 Removing and installing driver's knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
8.2 Removing and installing front passenger's knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
8.3 Removing and installing deformation element for driver's knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
8.4 Removing and installing deformation element for front passenger's knee airbag . . . . . . . . 154
9 Servicing seat-occupied sensor for front passenger's airbag deactivation (country-specific)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
9.1 Removing and installing seat occupied sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Audi A8 2003 Specifications

General

Brand	Audi
Model	A8 2003
Category	Automobile
Language	English