Audi Q3: Door Handle, Removing and Installing
Housing, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the sealing plugs.
- Remove the clamping screw -3- until it stops using a screwdriver -4-.
- Press the housing retaining bracket -2- inward.
- Remove the housing -1- from the bracket -arrow B-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Housing Cap, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the housing. Refer to → Chapter "Housing, Removing and Installing".
- Spread the clips -arrows- and remove the cover cap -2- from the housing -1- using an awl if necessary.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Press the housing cover cap on until it engages audibly.
- Install the housing. Refer to → Chapter "Housing, Removing and Installing".
Door Handle, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the housing. Refer to → Chapter "Housing, Removing and Installing".
- Pull the exterior door handle -1- outward -arrow A- and hold in the "open" position.
- Press the lock cylinder/housing retaining bracket -2- inward -arrow B-. The exterior door handle is secured in the "opened" position.
- Pull the exterior door handle -1- in the -direction of the arrow-. This disengages the handle from the operating lever in the mounting bracket.
- Tilt the exterior door handle outward and remove it from the mount on the mounting bracket.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Replace the exterior door handle washers -1- and -2- if damaged or brittle.
- Insert the exterior door handle -1--arrow A-. It must engage in the mount -2- on the mounting bracket -3-.
- Tilt the exterior door handle in the -direction of arrow B- and slide the "coupling plate"-5- into the mounting bracket in front of the operating lever -4-.
- Install the housing. Refer to → Chapter "Housing, Removing and Installing".
Exterior Door Handle Trim, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the outside door handle. Refer to → Chapter "Door Handle, Removing and Installing".
- Pry the exterior door handle trim -2- out using an awl -1- at the location shown in the illustration -arrow-.
- Remove the trim from the exterior door handle -3-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Slide the exterior door handle trim in until it engages audibly.
- Install the exterior door handle. Refer to → Chapter "Door Handle, Removing and Installing".
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Door Lock, Removing and Installing
Door Lock, Removing and Installing
Caution
There is a risk of malfunctions.
The door lock must be removed and installed together
with the bracket to prevent over-bending the cable when
Overview - Sunroof
1 - Panorama Roof Frame
Removing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Sunroof Frame, Removing and Installing".
2 - Seal
Open the panel "1" completely and remove
the seal.
SEE MORE:
Central Locking
Component Location Overview - Central Locking
1 - Hood Contact Switch 2 -F329-
Inside the rear lid lock
Removing and installing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Engine Hood Contact Switch -F266-, Removing and Installing".
2 - Front Passenger Door Control Module -J387-
Technical data
Identification data
Vehicle data label
Fig. 176 Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label
fig. 176 is located
in the luggage compartment under the cargo
floor cover.
The sticker contains the following vehicle data:
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Vehicle type, displace
