A3 Mk2: Running gear
Also for this vehicle: A3 (8PA) L4-2.0L DSL Turbo (CBEA) (2011), A3 (8PA) L4-2.0L Turbo (CCTA) (2011), A3 L4-2.0L DSL Turbo (CBEA) (2010), A3 L4-2.0L Turbo (BPY) (2006), A3 L4-2.0L Turbo (CBFA) (2008), A3 L4-2.0L Turbo (CCTA) (2010), A3 Mk1, A3 Quattro (8PA) L4-2.0L Turbo (CCTA) (2011), A3 Quattro L4-2.0L Turbo (CBFA) (2009), A3 Quattro L4-2.0L Turbo (CCTA) (2010), A3 Quattro V6-3.2L (BUB) (2008), A3 Quattro V6-3.2L (CBRA) (2009).
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Brake system126 pages
Technical data8 pages
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP36 pages
- General information
- Connecting VAS 5051 x or VAS 5052 and selecting functions
Removing and installing parts of ABS/ESP system7 pages
- Removing and installing brake light switch on brake pedal
- Removing and installing brake light switch on brake master cylinder
- Removing and installing ESP sensor unitG419
- Removing and installing steering angle senderG85
- Removing and installing brake pressure sender 1G201
- Removing and installing brake servo vacuum senderG483. Vehicles with optimised hydraulic brake assistance/vacuum sender (OHBV) o
ABS/ESP ITT Mark 60 control unit and hydraulic unit4 pages
ABS- ITT Mark 70 control unit and hydraulic unit3 pages
TFSI engine: ABS control unit -J104- and ABS hydraulic unit -N55-2 pages
2.0 ltr. TDI engine: ABS control unit -J104- and ABS hydraulic unit -N55-2 pages
RS 3: ABS control unit -J104- and ABS hydraulic unit -N55-3 pages
Vehicles with diesel particulate filter: Control unit and hydraulic unit2 pages
ABS/ESP system components on front axle3 pages
ABS/ESP system components on rear axle (front-wheel drive vehicles)3 pages
ABS/ESP system components on rear axle (four-wheel drive vehicles)3 pages
Brake, brake mechanics37 pages
Servicing front brakes FS III4 pages
Front brakes FNRG-57, PR 1LK/ 1ZK3 pages
Servicing rear brakes8 pages
- Exploded view - rear brake for front-wheel drive vehicles
- Exploded view - rear brake for four-wheel drive vehicles
- Detaching and attaching handbrake cable from/to brake caliper
- Pressing back piston in rear brake caliper
- Removing and installing brake pads
- Removing and installing brake caliper
- Removing brake disc
Brake pedal6 pages
- Exploded view - brake pedal (left-hand drive vehicles)
- Exploded view - brake pedal (left-hand drive vehicles with automatic gearbox)
- Exploded view - brake pedal (right-hand drive vehicles)
- Removing and installing brake pedal
- Separating and connecting brake pedal and brake servo
- Separating and connecting brake pedal and brake servo
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo45 pages
Brake caliper FNRG-574 pages
Servicing rear brake calipers3 pages
Brake servo/brake master cylinder - left-hand drive vehicles8 pages
- Exploded view
- Removing and installing brake master cylinder
- Removing and installing brake servo
- Removing and installing brake servo (vehicles with 7-speed dual clutch gearbox)
- Removing and installing brake master cylinder (TFSI)
- Removing and installing brake servo (TFSI)
- Removing and installing brake servo (RS 3)
Electric vacuum pumps for brake servo8 pages
- Vacuum pump for brakesV192 (old generation)
- Removing and installing vacuum pump for brakesV192
Electric vacuum pump for brakesV192 (new generation)5 pages
Mechanical vacuum pumps for brake servo4 pages
Checking brake servo vacuum system5 pages
Brake lines and brake hoses (LHD vehicles)2 pages
Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive190 pages
Technical data13 pages
Proper disposal of fluid-filled components5 pages
Checking shock absorbers4 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts54 pages
Subframe, diagonal strut, swivel joint, anti-roll bar, wishbone, suspension bracket and vehicle level senders15 pages
- Exploded view of subframe, diagonal strut, swivel joint, anti-roll bar, wishbone, suspension bracket and vehicle level senders
- Removing and installing subframe
- Servicing subframe
- Removing and installing diagonal struts
- Removing and installing front left vehicle level senderG78 and front right vehicle level senderG289
- Removing and installing swivel joint
- Fixing position of subframe and suspension brackets
- Removing and installing anti-roll bar
- Removing and installing wishbone with mounting bracket on vehicles with manual gearbox
- Removing and installing wishbone with mounting bracket (left-side) on vehicles with dual clutch gearbox or automatic gearbox
- Removing and installing wishbone and mounting bracket (right-side) - RS 3
- Renewing bonded rubber bush in wishbone
- Renewing mounting bracket for wishbone
- Removing and installing suspension bracket
Wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit5 pages
Audi magnetic ride (AMR) - electronic damping control4 pages
Drive shafts20 pages
- General notes:
- Loosening and tightening hexagon bolt securing drive shaft
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point ribbed bolt securing drive shaft
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point bolt (without ribbing) securing drive shaft
- Removing and installing drive shaft (version with bolted flange on inner joint)
- Removing and installing drive shaft (version with splines on inner joint)
- Removing and installing drive shaft (version with internal splines on inner joint)
- Removing and installing drive shaft with intermediate shaft (version with bolted flange on inner joint)
- Removing and installing drive shaft with intermediate shaft (version with splines on inner joint)
- Removing and installing drive shaft (version with internal splines on inner sliding CV joint)
- Removing and installing intermediate shaft
- Servicing intermediate shaft
- Servicing drive shaft with 100 mm dia. inner constant velocity joint
- Servicing drive shaft (version with internal splines on inner sliding CV joint)
- Servicing drive shaft with 108 mm dia. inner constant velocity joint
- Checking outer constant velocity joint
- Checking inner constant velocity joint
- Servicing drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2600i (version with splines on inner joint) and AAR 3300i (version with inter
- Dismantling and assembling drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2600i (version with splines on inner joint) and AAR 3300i (v
Rear suspension, drive shaft63 pages
Part I: Subframe, diagonal strut, lower transverse link, upper transverse link, track rod, vehicle level senders9 pages
- Exploded view of subframe, diagonal strut, lower transverse link, upper transverse link, track rod, vehicle level senders
- Removing and installing subframe with attachments
- Removing and installing diagonal struts
- Removing and installing lower transverse link
- Removing and installing upper transverse link
- Removing and installing track rod
- Vehicle level sender (overview)
- Removing and installing rear left vehicle level senderG76 and rear right vehicle level senderG77 (on vehicle)
Part II: Wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, trailing arm with mounting bracket, stone deflector8 pages
- Exploded view of wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, trailing arm with mounting bracket, stone deflector
- Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
- Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing
- Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
- Removing and installing trailing arm with mounting bracket
- Servicing trailing arm
- Removing and installing stone deflector
Part 3: Shock absorbers, coil springs5 pages
Part I: Subframe, lower transverse link, upper transverse link, track rod, vehicle level senders9 pages
- Exploded view of subframe, lower transverse link, upper transverse link, track rod, vehicle level senders
- Removing and installing subframe with attachments
- Removing and installing subframe bushes
- Removing and installing lower transverse link
- Removing and installing upper transverse link
- Removing and installing track rod
- Vehicle level sender (overview)
- Removing and installing rear left vehicle level senderG76 and rear right vehicle level senderG77 (on vehicle)
Part 2: Wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, trailing arm with mounting bracket8 pages
- Exploded view of wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, trailing arm with mounting bracket, stone deflector
- Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
- Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing
- Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
- Removing and installing trailing arm with mounting bracket
- Servicing trailing arm
- Removing and installing stone deflector
Drive shafts10 pages
- General notes:
- Loosening and tightening hexagon bolt securing drive shaft
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point ribbed bolt securing drive shaft
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point bolt (without ribbing) securing drive shaft
- Removing and installing drive shaft
- Servicing drive shaft with 100 mm dia. inner constant velocity joint
- Servicing drive shaft with 82 mm dia. outer constant velocity joint
- Checking outer constant velocity joint
- Checking inner constant velocity joint
Wheels, tyres. axle align21 pages
- Wheels, tyres
Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPM)8 pages
Wheel alignment10 pages
- General information
- Test requirements:
- Explanatory notes on production control numbers (PR Nos.)
- Wheel alignment specifications, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive
- Measurement procedure
- Centralising camber at front wheels
- Adjusting camber at rear wheels
- Adjusting toe setting at rear wheels
- Adjusting toe setting at front wheels
Steering39 pages
Airbag steering wheel3 pages
Electromechanical steering box9 pages
- Different types of steering boxes (generation 1 and 2)
- Renewing steering box (changing from generation 1 to generation 2)
- Renewing steering box (changing from generation 1 to generation 3)
- Differences between steering boxes (generations 2 and 3)
- Renewing steering box (changing from generation 2 to generation 3)
- Exploded view of electromechanical steering box (generations 1 and 2)
- Exploded view of electromechanical steering box (generation 3)
- Removing and installing electromechanical steering box
Servicing electromechanical steering box (generation 1)10 pages
- Exploded view of electromechanical steering box (generation 1)
- Removing and installing boot
- Removing and installing track rod
- Removing and installing rubber bush
- Renewing sensor wiring
- Renewing and adjusting hydraulic thrust piece
- Removing and installing servo motor with control unit
- Renewing and adjusting thrust piece at steering pinion end
- Removing and installing steering pinion with steering moment sender
Servicing electromechanical steering box (generations 2 and 3)5 pages
Wheels and tyres › Wheels, tyres. axle align143 pages
- General information on wheels and tyres (passenger cars)
Legal and technical requirements for retrofitting different wheel/tyre combinations3 pages
- Reduced rolling resistance tyres
- Additional wheel housing extensions (flaps)
- Rims with bonded wheel trim
Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bonded)3 pages
- Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bolted)
- Split rim composite wheels
Design of wheels (rims)5 pages
- Tightening torques for wheel bolts
Fitting wheels / tyres / tyre pressure monitor16 pages
- General information on wheels and tyres
- Exploded view of components for light alloy wheels
- Exploded view of components for PAX run-flat tyres
- Instructions for changing/fitting wheels
- Removing and fitting run-flat tyres
- Safety notes for run-flat tyres
- Conditions for fitting run-flat tyres
- Unseating run-flat tyres
- Removing run-flat tyres
- Fitting run-flat tyres
- Exploded view of tyre pressure monitor
- Changing a tyre
- Removing and installing metal valve body
- Wheel electronics (TPM) - Beru system
- Wheel electronics (TPM) - Siemens system
- Repairing slight damage on rims
Tyre requirements and tyre maintenance24 pages
- Introduction
- Requirements to be met by tyres
- Factors influencing the service life of a tyre
- Tyre pressure (maintenance)
- Driving style
- Measuring tread depth
- Identification markings on the tyre sidewall
- Designations on sidewall of tyres with run-flat system (PAX)
- "80" series tyres
- Speed rating / maximum speed
- Speed symbols for tyres
- Winter tyres with speed symbol "V"
- Load rating code/load index (LI)
- Reinforced/Extra Load (XL) tyres
- Extra Load (XL) V winter tyres
- Snow chains
- The valve
- Tyre storage
- Storing the tyres
- Tyre ageing
- Renewing tyres
- Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims
- Tyres with rim protectors
Rough running caused by wheels/tyres3 pages
Wheel balancing13 pages
- General notes
- Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
- Balancing wheels on stationary wheel balancer
- Wheels with sensitive surfaces and bonded wheel trims
- Work sequence when balancing wheels and tyres
- Finish balancer
- Vibration control systemVAS 6230 A
- Radial and lateral run-out on wheels and tyres
- Checking radial and lateral run-out of wheels and tyres on V.A.G 1435
- Checking radial and lateral run-out of wheels and tyres with wheel balancing machine centring systemVAS 5271
- Checking radial and lateral run-out on rim
- Match mounting
Tyre damage17 pages
- General notes
- Checking tyres
- Construction of belted radial tyres
- Torn tread
- Radial depressions
- Impact damage
- Cuts
- Damage caused by foreign bodies
- Loss of air from tyre
- Damage occurring when fitting tyres
- Bead damage caused by fitting machine
- Tyre pressure
- Tyre damage due to insufficient inflation pressure
- Slow loss of tyre pressure
- Temperature increase caused by insufficient inflation pressure
- Tears in tyre
Vehicles with breakdown set5 pages
Tyre pressure monitoring systems3 pages
Tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)10 pages
- Construction of tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- Codes and designations on tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- Support ring on PAX wheels
- Dimensions and designations for PAX rims
- Inflating tyres on PAX wheels
- Wheel alignment
- Repairing tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- PAX tyres - assessing condition
- Checking support ring
Self supporting tyres (SST) with run-flat capability4 pages