Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• Sill panel

• ◆ Removing
• ‒ Unclip sill panel and detach from body.
• ◆ Installing

Notes:

• ◆ Clean bonding surface with petrol, treat with silicone remover and rub dry.
• ◆ Body temperature: Room temperature
• ◆ Before installing, heat sill panel to approx. 40 °C using hot-air blower.
• ◆ Do not remove protective film until just before installing the sill panel.

• ‒ Clean the bonding surface on body from adhesive residues, dust and grease.
• ‒ Heat the sill panel to approx. 40 °C.
• ‒ Remove the protective film of lower adhesive strip -arrow A- and -arrow B-.
• ‒ Clip in the sill panel along the row of clips in the sill cladding -2-, use rubber lubricant if necessary.
• ‒ Press down entire surface of sill panel firmly onto lower bodywork.
• ‒ Pull off remaining protective film -arrow C-.
• ‒ Firmly press down entire surface of sill panel.
• After bonding on sill panel, the vehicle must be kept at room temperature for a further 2 hours.

• Sill cladding