Audi Q7: Door Windows
Overview - Front Door Window
Retractable Front Door Window
1 - Window Regulator
- must be installed before installing window
- Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator, Removing and Installing".
2 - Door Window
- Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Front Door Window, Removing and Installing".
3 - Window Regulator Motor
- Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator Motor, Removing and Installing".
Fixed Front Door Window
1 - Fixed Front Door Window
- Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Fixed Front Door Window, Removing and Installing".
2 - Bolt
- 2.5 Nm
3 - Clip
4 - Front Door
5 - Bolt
- 4.5 Nm
6 - Bolt
- 4.5 Nm
7 - Cap
Overview - Rear Door Window
1 - Window Regulator
- must be installed before installing window
- Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator, Removing and Installing".
2 - Door Window
- Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Rear Door Window, Removing and Installing".
3 - Cap
4 - Window Regulator Motor
- Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator Motor, Removing and Installing".
Front Door Window, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the inner window shaft strip. Refer to → Chapter "Inner Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the window regulator motor. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator Motor, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- Move the door window -2- downward until the driver catch -3- is flush with the opening in the window regulator -1-.
- Release the catch for example with a screwdriver through the opening and through the hole in the door window -arrow- and at the same time remove the door window upward from the driver.
- Tip the door window forward at an angle and pull it upward out of the window guide.
Installing
- Insert the door window -2- forward at an angle into the door window guide -1-.
- Align the door window in the front and rear window guides and push the door window downward.
- Press the door window downward into the driver.
- The coupling plate must be engaged in the door window.
Further installation is the reverse order of removal.
Fixed Front Door Window, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the window guide. Refer to → Chapter "Window Guide, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the outer window shaft strip. Refer to → Chapter "Outer Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the cap -2- and remove the bolts -arrows- for the fixed front door window -1-.
- Pull the fixed front door window -1- slightly toward the rear -arrow B- and turn it toward the inside -arrow A-.
- Remove the fixed front door window.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Tightening Specifications
- Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Front Door Window"
Rear Door Window, Removing and Installing
Removing
- Remove the inner window shaft strip. Refer to → Chapter "Inner Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the window regulator motor. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator Motor, Removing and Installing".
- Remove the B-pillar trim. Refer to → Chapter "B-Pillar Door Trim, Removing and Installing, Rear ".
- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- Move the door window -2- downward until the driver catch -3- is flush with the opening in the window regulator -1-.
- Release the catch for example with a screwdriver through the opening and through the hole in the door window -arrow- and at the same time remove the door window upward from the driver.
- Tip the door window forward at an angle and pull it upward out of the window guide.
Installing
- Insert the door window -1- forward at an angle into the door window guide -2-.
- Align the door window in the front and rear window guides and push the door window downward.
- Press the door window downward into the driver.
- The coupling plate must be engaged in the door window.
Further installation is the reverse order of removal.
Special Tools
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Double Suction Lifter -VAG1344-
- Bonded Window Tool Kit -VAG1351-
- Bonded Window Tool Kit - Pull Handle -VAG1351/1-
- Window Cutter -VAG1561A-
- Window Cutter - Scraper (2 pc.) -VAG1561/7+8-
- Blade Offset -VAG1561/10-
- Window Cutter - Universal Blade (2 pc.) -VAG1561/11-
- Cartridge Gun -VAG1628-
- Cartridge Heater -VAG1939A-
- Window Repair Kit -VAS1993- or Windscreen Repair Set -VAS6092-
- Double Cartridge Adhesive Gun -VAS5237-
- Cutting Tool for Bonded Windows -VAS6452-
- Cutting Tool for Bonded Windows - Wire Reel -VAS6452/1-
- Cutting Tool for Bonded Windows - Wire -VAS6452/2-
