Audi A8 2003 User Manual

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9.2 Replacing rigid foam inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
10 Deactivation of rear side airbag with fixed backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
10.1 Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
10.2 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
11 Deactivation of rear side airbag with individual electrically operated rear seats . . . . . . . . 164
11.1 Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
11.2 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
12 Servicing airbag crash sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
12.1 Removing and installing front airbag crash sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
12.2 Removing and installing front side airbag crash sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
12.3 Removing and installing rear side airbag (curtain airbag) crash sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
13 Removing and installing ISOFIX holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
13.1 Rear ISOFIX holder with fixed rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
13.2 Removing and installing rear ISOFIX holder with electrically operated individual seats . . 173
14 Child seat anchor (USA, Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
14.1 Removing and installing child seat anchor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
70 - Trim, insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
1 Front door trim panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
1.1 Exploded view of fitting locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
1.2 Exploded view of door trim cable routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
1.3 Removing and installing front door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
1.4 Removing and installing trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
1.5 Replacing front door trim decorative trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
1.6 Removing and installing insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
1.7 Removing and installing armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
1.8 Removing and installing window regulator switch module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
1.9 Dismantling armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
1.10 Removing and installing mirror adjustment switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
1.11 Removing and installing interior door handle with central locking system switch . . . . . . . . 184
1.12 Removing and installing door warning light and footwell light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
1.13 Removing and installing interior monitor switch module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
1.14 Removing and installing hinged pocket with mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
1.15 Removing and installing hinged pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
1.16 Removing and installing filler neck compartment lid/rear lid release switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
2 Rear door trim panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
2.1 Exploded view of fitting locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
2.2 Exploded view of door trim cable routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
2.3 Removing and installing rear door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
2.4 Removing and installing trim panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
2.5 Removing and installing insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
2.6 Removing and installing armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
2.7 Removing and installing window regulator switch module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
2.8 Removing and installing door warning light and footwell light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
2.9 Removing and installing treble loudspeaker trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
2.10 Removing and installing treble loudspeaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
2.11 Removing and installing triangular trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
2.12 Removing and installing interior door handle with central locking system switch . . . . . . . . 195
2.13 Removing and installing hinged pocket with mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
2.14 Removing and installing hinged pocket without mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
2.15 Removing and installing glasses compartment - vehicles with long wheelbase only . . . . . . 198
2.16 Removing and installing mechanical sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
2.17 Removing and installing hook for sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
2.18 Removing and installing electric sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
3 Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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Audi A8 2003 Specifications

General

Brand	Audi
Model	A8 2003
Category	Automobile
Language	English