Audi Q3: 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 disengaging and engaging it.
The cable must be disconnected from/attached to the lever on the door lock outside of the door.
Removing
- Remove the lock cylinder guide. Refer to → Chapter "Lock Cylinder Guide, Removing and Installing".
- Disconnect the connector -2- from the door lock -1-.
Note
Ignore the -arrows-.
- Remove the door handle. Refer to → Chapter "Door Handle, Removing and Installing".
- If equipped disengage the exterior door handle touch sensor wire from the bracket -arrow-.
- Free up the electric wire spiral clip -1- using the Pry Lever -80 - 200-.
Note
Use a soapy solution if necessary make removal easier.
- Remove the bolt -3- and the mounting bracket -2-.
- Push the bracket and door lock downward and remove them from the vehicle.
- Disengage the operating cable from the operating lever on the door lock.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- The bracket and the door lock are still removed.
- Engage the operating cable -3- in the door lock operating lever -2-.
- Insert the operating cable in the cable bracket -1- and rotate the lever -4- 90º -arrow-.
- The lever must engage audibly with the locking tab on the cable bracket.
- Install the door handle. Refer to → Chapter "Door Handle, Removing and Installing".
- Install the lock cylinder guide. Refer to → Chapter "Lock Cylinder Guide, Removing and Installing".
Door Lock Cable, 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 disengaging and engaging it.
The cable must be disconnected from/attached to the lever on the door lock outside of the door.
Removing
- Remove the bracket and the door lock. Refer to → Chapter "Door Lock, Removing and Installing".
- Turn the operating cable on the lever -1- 90º in the -direction of arrow A- and remove it from the cable bracket -2-.
- Rotate the cable on the door lock release lever -3- in the direction of -arrow B-.
- The cable must be aligned with the opening on the release lever.
- Disengage the operating cable -1- on the operating lever by pressing the cable bracket -3- out of the mount on the mounting bracket -2--arrow-.
- Remove the operating shaft.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Engage the operating cable -3- in the door lock operating lever -2-.
- Insert the operating cable in the cable bracket -1- and rotate the lever -4- 90º -arrow-.
- The lever must engage audibly with the locking tab on the cable bracket.
- Install the bracket and door lock.
Lock Cylinder Guide, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Move the door window into the "closed" position.
- Remove the lock cylinder. Refer to → Chapter "Lock Cylinder, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the door trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Front Door Panels; Front Door Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the bolts -1, 2, and 3-.
- Remove the guide -4- to do this push the door lock -5- slightly downward.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Install the door inner cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- Install the lock cylinder. Refer to → Chapter "Lock Cylinder, Removing and Installing".
Door Opener Cable, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the lock cylinder guide. Refer to → Chapter "Lock Cylinder Guide, Removing and Installing".
- Push the door lock to the side and if necessary disconnect the connector.
- Disengage the actuating link -3- at the door lock cable bracket -2--arrow A-.
- Turn the nipple -1- 90º in the -direction of arrow B- and remove it from the door opener release lever -4-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Insert the nipple -2- in the door opener release lever -3--bottom arrow-.
- Rotate the nipple 90º -top arrow- and press the operating cable into the cable bracket on the door lock -1- until it engages audibly.
- Install the lock cylinder guide. Refer to → Chapter "Lock Cylinder Guide, Removing and Installing".
Catch, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the bolts -2- and the catch -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Adjust the catch. Refer to → Chapter "Catch, Adjusting".
READ NEXT:
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 Swi
Overview - Door
1 - Door
Removing and installing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Door, Removing and Installing".
2 - Bolt
45 Nm
Note
The bolt is a fitting bolt so it is
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Wheel and Tire Guide
Audi Q3, Type 8U
This is the Wheel and Tire Guide for the Following Model:
"Audi Q3 / RS Q3".
Play Close Attention to the corresponding Notes and Cautions As Well As the
Comments in the Document.
Note
Inner diameter 57 mm, hole circle 112 mm, 5 wheel bolts,
tightening specification
Front seats
General information
Make sure that:
You can press the pedals down completely
while your legs are slightly bent.
The distance between your upper body and the
steering wheel or instrument panel is at least
10 inches (25 cm).
The distance between your knees and the instrument
panel is at least
