Right Impact Member Mount, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying Secondary Air Injection Pump, Connectors And Nut

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-- Remove the right wheel spoiler. Refer to FRONT WHEEL SPOILER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, AUDI A7/S7 .

-- Remove the front noise insulation. Refer to FRONT NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the side impact bar. Refer to Removing .

-- Remove the connecting brace. Refer to Removing .

-- Disconnect the connector -5- from the horn.

-- If the vehicle has an auxiliary heater, remove the nut -4- and free up the coolant lines.

-- Press the release, push the connector down and then free up the connectors -2 and 3- on the brackets.

-- If the vehicle has a secondary air injection pump motor, then press the release button and remove the hose from the secondary air injection pump -1-.

-- For vehicles with 3.0L TDI engine (EA 897 Gen I), remove the charge air cooler. Refer to CHARGE AIR COOLER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- If equipped, loosen the crossmember. Refer to OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME MOUNT or OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME MOUNT .

-- Push the lock to the rear -arrow- and push the release down to disconnect the connector -1- and, if equipped, -2- from the radiator fan.

Fig 2: Identifying Coolant Fan Connectors

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

Fig 3: Identifying Bolts

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-- Mark the installation position of the mount to the lock carrier for installation later.

Fig 4: Identifying Bolts

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Move the lock carrier -1- slightly to the front and remove the impact member mount -21- to the right.