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Roof Railing, Removing And Installing

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CAUTION:
  • It is necessary to replace all seals whenever a new roof railing is installed.
  • If being re-used, install the nuts and screws with locking compound.
Fig 1: Identifying Roof Rail
GWWA66-10484Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC
  1. ROOF RAIL 
    • Removing: 

      -- Lower the headliner. Refer to HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

      NOTE:

      The Roof Rack Recognition Sensor -G625- is located only in the left roof railing.

      -- Disconnect the Roof Rack Recognition Sensor - G625- connector.

      -- Remove the nuts and screws and remove the roof railing.

    • Installing: 

      -- Adjusting elements must be pushed into the roof and be in the installation position with slight pretension.

      -- Place railing on roof and threaded pins through adjusting elements.

    • Follow the installation sequence:

      -- First tighten the screws and then the nuts to the tightening specification.

  2. Threaded Pin
    • Pushed into the roof railing at the front and back
  3. Nut
    • Replace. Install new nut with Locking Fluid -D 000 600 A2-.
    • 10 Nm
  4. Roof
  5. Adjusting Element
    • Insert the front adjusting element and both rear adjusting elements into the holes and slide them forward into their installation position.
    • Insert the remaining adjusting element (second element shown from the front) into the hole and slide it toward the rear into its installation position.
    • Position the adjusting elements so that it makes contact, with light pre-tension of 0.3 Nm.
  6. Bolt
    • 10 Nm
    • Replacing, clean any remaining locking compound form the threaded hole with a thread cutter.

Roof Rack Recognition Sensor - G625-

Fig 2: Identifying Roof Rack Recognition Sensor
GWWA66-10495Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

-- The Roof Rack Recognition Sensor -G625- -2- is only installed in the left roof rail and can be replaced. Refer to COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - ABS/ESP (See Figure 1) .