Audi Q3: Foot Rest, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Trim Removal Wedge -3409-

Removing

- Remove the front driver side sill panel trim. Refer to → Chapter "Front Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing".

- Unclip foot rest -1- using the Trim Removal Wedge -3409--arrow- and remove.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Foot Rest and Carpet".

Carpet, Removing and Installing

Steering Column Trim, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the press buttons -1- and -3- with a screwdriver.

- Unclip the upper steering column trim -2- from the air conditioner -arrow-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Foot Rest and Carpet".

Carpet, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the front seats. Refer to → Chapter "Front Seat, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the rear bench seat. Refer to → Chapter "Bench Seat/Single Seat, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the front sill panel strip. Refer to → Chapter "Front Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the rear sill panel strip. Refer to → Chapter "Rear Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the front belt end fitting. Refer to → Chapter "Front Belt End Fitting, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the B-pillar lower trim piece. Refer to → Chapter "Lower B-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the center console. Refer to → Chapter "Center Console, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the footwell trim panel. Refer to → Chapter "Front Footwell Center Console Trim Panel, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the steering column trim. Refer to → Chapter "Steering Column Trim, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the accelerator Pedal Module from the accelerator Pedal Position Sensor. Refer to → Rep. Gr.20; Accelerator Pedal Module; Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor G79/G185 Removing and Installing.

- Remove the center console bracket and lower the shift mechanism. Refer to → Chapter "Center Console Bracket, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the rear air guide channel. Refer to → Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning; Rep. Gr.87; Air Ducts; Air Distribution Channels, Removing and Installing.

USA and Canada market versions:

- Remove the nuts -arrows- for the carpet reinforcement.

- Disengage the carpet -1- with reinforcement from the sill panel.

- Repeat the procedure on the other side of the vehicle.

Continuation for all vehicles:

- Remove the floor mats.

- Lift the rear carpet -1- and pull rearward.

  Note

Make sure the floor covering does not tear at the openings.

- Fold floor covering and remove through the door.

Installing

- Fold floor covering and lay it in the vehicle.

- Push floor covering forward and align it so that the openings align.

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Foot Rest and Carpet".

Rear Shelf, Removing and Installing

Front Rear Shelf, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Pull out the rear shelf -1- toward the rear -arrow- and remove.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Rear Shelf".

Rear Shelf Rear Section, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Disengage the rear shelf -1- from the rear lid trim panel -arrows A- and pull it out -arrow B-.

Installing

- Insert the rear shelf into the rear lid trim panel and engage it into the mounts on the left and right sides -arrows A-.

Installation notes, for example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Rear Shelf".

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