Withdrawal
1. Disconnect the negative cable (–) battery with the ignition off.
Warning: As a result, information is erased from the electronic memory units, such as the code of the radio receiver. Without a code, the radio can only be switched on by the manufacturer or an AUDI workshop. Therefore, read the information in the subsection Entering the radio code.
2. Remove a forward bumper, thus address to subsection Removal and installation of bumpers.
3. Drain the coolant.
4. Disconnect the hoses from the radiator by removing the clips on the side.
5. Disconnect the thermostat connector (at the radiator) and fan.
6. Turn out bolts of fastening - 1 - a bumper on both parties of the car.
7. Loosen the fastening bolts -2- on both sides without unscrewing them.
Special for vehicles with air conditioning:
Warning: Do not open the cooling circuit of the air conditioner. Contact with liquid on skin may cause frostbite.
Warning: Do not kink, squeeze, or bend air conditioner pipes and hoses.
8. Turn away bolts of fastening -4- and remove the condenser from a radiator, at the same time address to an accompanying illustration.
9. Attach the condenser to the body (hang up) so as not to stress the pipes/hoses of the cooling system.
All vehicles:
10. Turn out 4 bolts of fastening -3- of a radiator. Lower the radiator with the fan down.
Installation
11. If new parts are being installed, secure them as follows:
12. Fan holder torque 10 Nm, bolts -1-.
13. Thermal switch -2- torque 35 Nm.
14. Place holders -3- and -4- on the radiator.
15. Install the radiator with the help of an assistant and secure with a torque of 10 Nm.
16. Vehicles with air conditioning: Tighten the condenser with a torque of 10 Nm.
17. Install the front panel, refer to subsection Removal and installation of the panel of the lock of a cowl.
18. Connect the thermal switch and fan connector.
19. Install the coolant hoses on the radiator with new O-rings and secure with clips.
20. Establish a forward bumper, thus address to subsection Removal and installation of bumpers.
21. Attach the negative cable (–) to the battery.
Warning: Activate the automatic safety windows, enter the radio code, set the clock, while referring to the subsection Entering the radio code.
22. Fill the system with coolant, while referring to subsection Coolant replacement.
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