Rear Lid, Removing And Installing, A4 AVANT: Removing

-- Remove The Rear Lid Upper Trim Panel. Refer to REAR LID UPPER TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Release the catches -arrows- and remove the cover -2- from the hinge -1-.

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Disconnect the connectors and the antenna wires and free up the wiring harness.

-- Remove the gas-filled strut. Refer to GAS-FILLED STRUT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolts -2 and 3-.

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Remove the rear lid -1-.