Exhaust System, Installing Without Tension: Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Audi A3 and 2015 Audi A3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Align the exhaust system when cold.
-- Loosen the threaded connections for the front clamping sleeve -arrow-.
-- Push the exhaust system far enough forward until the pre-load on the retaining loops at the exhaust pipe -a- = 5 mm.
-- Install the front clamping sleeve. Refer to INSTALLATION POSITION FOR FRONT CLAMPING SLEEVE .