Front Thorax Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2022 Audi SQ7 and 2022 Audi Q7. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

-- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

CAUTION:

Risk of airbag deployment.

There is a risk of injury.

- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.

- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.

- If >>short circuit to positive<< is a DTC memory entry, disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester must always be followed.

- If the airbag indicator lamp does not turn on or blink, or there is no DTC memory entry with >>short circuit to positive<< : switch off the ignition, keep the ignition key outside of the vehicle and wait 10 seconds.

-- Remove the backrest cover. Refer to BACKREST COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

TIP:

Remove the cushion on the backrest in the thorax airbag (side sill side) just until the thorax airbag is accessible.

-- Move the front seat to all the way forward and move the backrest toward the front.

Seat without pneumatic components:

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-- Disengage the lower, upper and side molding from the backrest frame -arrows A and B-.

-- Remove the cushion from the backrest in the thorax airbag area.

Seat with pneumatic components:

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-- Disengage the lower, upper and side molding from the backrest frame -arrows-.

-- Remove the cushion from the backrest in the thorax airbag area.

Continuation for all seats:

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CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

There is a risk of injury.

- Discharge static electricity by briefly touching the door striker.

-- Release the connector lock -2- with a small screwdriver -arrow-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- on the thorax airbag igniter.

-- Carefully pull the cover with the cushion near the thorax airbag as far forward as possible.

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-- Remove the bolt -4-.

-- Disengage the thorax airbag -1- with the hooks -2- from the backrest frame -3-.

-- Remove the thorax airbag upward from the pocket sewn into the cover.

CAUTION:

Risk of airbag deployment.

There is a risk of injury.

- Store the airbag with the cushion facing upward.