Audi Q7: Door Handle, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the lock cylinder/housing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Lock Cylinder, Removing and Installing".
- Pull the door handle -1- in the
direction of the -arrow-. This
disengages the door handle from the operating lever in the
mounting bracket.
- Tilt the door handle -1-
outward -arrow- and remove it from
the mount on the mounting bracket.
- Equipped on some models: disconnect the connector
-2- on the door handle.
- If the door handle is to be replaced, also remove the
following components:
- Door handle trim. Refer to
→ Chapter "Door Handle Trim, Removing and Installing".
- Exterior door handle touch sensor. Refer to
→ Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.94; Access/Start Authorization
Switch; Component Location Overview - Keyless Access
Authorization System.
- Exterior door handle illumination. Refer to
→ Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.94; Exterior Door Handle Lamps;
Exterior Door Handle Illumination Bulb, Removing and Installing.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:
Note
Replace the seals for the door handles if damaged or
brittle.
- Insert the door handle -1--arrow A-.
It must engage in the mount -2- on
the mounting bracket.
- Pivot the door handle in the direction of
-arrow B- and engage audibly
forward in the direction of travel -arrow
C-.
- The carrier -3- is placed in
the operating lever from this.
Door Handle Trim, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the door handle. Refer to
→ Chapter "Door Handle, Removing and Installing".
- Pry the door handle trim -2-
out using an awl -1- at the
location shown in the illustration -arrow-.
- Remove the trim from the door handle
-3-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Door Handle Trim Molding, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the door handle. Refer to
→ Chapter "Door Handle, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the bolt -1-.
- Remove the trim molding -2-
from the door handle -3--arrow-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:
- The bolt head must not project over the contact surface for
the tread.
Tightening Specifications
- Refer to
→ Chapter "Overview - Door Handle and Mounting Bracket".
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Removing
NOTICE
Risk of damaging the operating cable by deforming
it.
- Never sharply bend or kink the operating cable.
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Pry Lever -80-200
Removing and installing the housing is performed the same
way.
Removing
- Remove the cap -arrow-.
- Pull the door handle -1- all
the way -arrow A- and hold it.
- Remove the clam
NOTICE
Risk of damaging the operating cable by deforming
it.
- Never sharply bend or kink the operating cable.
Removing
- Remove the lock cylinder cover. Refer to
→ Chapter
SEE MORE:
Overview - Instrument Panel Central Tube
1 - Bolt
20 Nm
Quantity: 1 on the left and right side
Caution
There is a risk of malfunctions do to a faulty ground
connection.
The counter threaded and contact surface must be free of
paint, coating, and corrosion, the threaded con
General information
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
With the memory function, you can save and call
up seat profiles using the memory buttons in the
door trim panel.
Depending on vehicle equipment, some settings
such as the driver's seat and exterior mirror position
can be stored.
Storing