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.
![A57-10305](images/books/3007/audi_q7_door_handle_removing_and_installing_189.webp)
- 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.
![A57-10250](images/books/3007/audi_q7_door_handle_removing_and_installing_190.webp)
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.
![A57-10700](images/books/3007/audi_q7_door_handle_removing_and_installing_192.webp)
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-.
![A57-10317](images/books/3007/audi_q7_door_handle_removing_and_installing_193.webp)
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-.
![A57-10918](images/books/3007/audi_q7_door_handle_removing_and_installing_194.webp)
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:
General information for "Mid"/"Mix" and "High" A/C System
Caution
Interchange of the wire connections to the
temperature sensors or the connectors at the adjustment
motors results in problems regarding the regulation of
the A/C system.
A/C system malfunctions in the case of interchanged
- In the "read measured values" function, select the display
group with the measured values for the A/C compressor activation
and the refrigerant circuit pressure. Refer to Vehicle
Diagnostic Tester in the "Guided Fault Finding" function.
- Repeat the cooling output test. Refer to
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