1999 AUDI A4 battery

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Note:
Always replace instrument panel after passenger-
side airbag has deployed.
WARNING!
Make sure no one is in vehicle. - Place airbag unit on suitable surface with
impact padding facing up.
Installing:
- Install airbag unit.
- Make sure harness connector -6- audibly
engages (clicks).
- Switch ignition on.
- Connect battery Ground (GND) strap.
2 -
Bolts (2x)
Always replace after airbag has deployed12 Nm (9 ft lb)
3 -
Support Always replace after airbag has deployed
4 -
Angle bracket
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Airbag control module -J234-, removing
and installing


- Disconnect battery Ground (GND) strap.

- Remove front center console page 68
-30
.

Note:
If the airbag control module is replaced, the new control module must be
coded. - Disconnect securing bracket at harness connector -3-.
- Disconnect harness connector -3- from control module -1-.
- Remove nuts -2- (3x).
Tightening torque: 6 Nm (53 in. lb)
- Remove airbag control module -J234-.
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Side airbag, removing and installing

WARNING!
Removing
Follow all safety precautions when working
on airbags page 69
-40
.
Before starting work on seats, connect
VAS5094 airbag adapter page 72
-9 .
- Disconnect battery Ground (GND) strap.
- Remove seat page 72
-2 .
- Remove outer trim pieces and trim on side of
seat page 74
-16
.
- Remove harness connector -2-.
- Disconnect Ground (GND) strap from harness
connector -2-, chamber 4.
- Disconnect harness connector for side airbag -1-
from connector strip -5- by pressing on retaining
tab.
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WARNING!
WARNING!
Make sure no one is in vehicle. 8 -
Bar in connector
Installing:

To ensure that the side airbag functions
properly, when working on backrest cover,
always install new upholstery clips in the
same locations they were removed from.
Only use seat covers approved for use with
side airbags.
- Install harness connector -2- at same
location as when removed and ensure
that bar -8- points toward tunnel.
- Switch ignition on.
- Close doors.
- Connect battery Ground (GND) strap.
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Removing

- Disconnect battery Ground (GND) strap.

- Remove front seat page 72
-2 .

- Remove lower A-pillar trim page 70
-72
.

- Unclip sill molding and fold upward.

- Pull up floor mat -4- near sensor.

- Disconnect harness connector -2- from crash
sensor for side airbag -1-.

Installing
WARNING! - Remove bolts -3- (2x).
Tightening torque: 6 Nm (53 in. lb)
- Remove crash sensor for side airbag -1-.
- Switch ignition on.
- Close doors.
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Make sure no one is in vehicle.
- Connect battery Ground (GND) strap.
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occupied before connecting the battery Ground
(GND) strap.
- Connect battery.
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The procedure is the same at the front and the rear.
Notes:
Repair Manual, Body On Board Diagnostic (OBD), Repair Group 01
Fig. 5 Mounting side curtain airbag at roof grab handle
- Insert pre-assembly clip -A- into mounting point -C-.
- Insert pins -B- in mounting points -D-.
- Twist-securing seam -E- must face center of vehicle.
1 - Side curtain airbag
2 - Grip handle adapter, delivery casing airbag
After reconnecting the battery, check and activate the vehicle's
electrical equipment (radio, clock, window regulators) according to the
repair manual and/or Owner's Manual. If the airbag Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) -K75- indicates a
malfunction, the DTC memory must be erased and then checked
again using the VAG1551 scan tool.
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