Overview - Underbody Trim Panels, Roadster

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1. Expanding Rivet
2. Vehicle Lifting Point
3. Center Underbody Trim Panel
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to UNDERBODY TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, CENTER .
4. Rear Tunnel Brace
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to TUNNEL BRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
5. Nut
   • 55 Nm
   • Quantity: 4
6. Bolt
   • 2 Nm
   • Quantity: 2
7. Rear Underbody Trim Panel
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to REAR UNDERBODY TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
8. Expanding Rivet
9. Bracket
10. Nut
    • 2 Nm
11. Nut
    • 2 Nm
    • With fastener
12. Underbody Trim Panel Diagonal Brace
    • AWD Vehicles
    • Removing and Installing. Refer to UNDERBODY TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, DIAGONAL BRACE .
13. Bolt
    • 8 Nm
    • Quantity: 6
14. Underbody Trim Panel
    • Rear outer
    • Removing and Installing. Refer to OUTER REAR UNDERBODY TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
15. Bolt
    • 2 Nm
16. Nut
    • 2 Nm
    • Quantity: 2
17. Expanding Rivet
    • Quantity: 2
18. Bolt
    • 2 Nm
    • Quantity: 2
19. Expanding Rivet
    • Quantity: 4
20. Nut
    • 2 Nm
    • With fastener
    • Quantity: 6

Front Diagonal Braces - Tightening Specification and Sequence

Fig 1: Front Diagonal Brace for Audi A3 Cabrio

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• Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.
• When tightening the bolts, the vehicle must stand on its wheels.

-- Tighten bolts -arrows- to 90 Nm and 45° additional turn.

Rear Diagonal Brace - Tightening Specification

Fig 2: Rear Diagonal Brace For The Audi A3 Cabrio

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• Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.
• When tightening the bolts, the vehicle must stand on its wheels.

-- Tighten the bolts -1 to 4- to 90 Nm and 45° additional turn.