2005-2007 Audi A6 / S6 Avant / Allroad / Quattro (C6) Service & Repair Manual
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Audi A2 2001 ➤ , Audi A3 1997 ➤ ,
Audi A3 2004 ➤ ,
Audi A3 Cabriolet 2008 ➤ ,
Audi A4 1995 ➤ , Audi A4 2001 ➤ ,
Audi A4 Cabriolet 2003 ➤ ,
Audi A6 1998 ➤ , Audi A6 2005 ➤ ,
Audi A8 1994 ➤ , Audi A8 2003 ➤ ,
Audi TT 1999 ➤
Fitting instructions: retrofitting key-operated switch to
deactivate airbag on front passenger side
Edition 08.2008
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List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
69 - Passenger protection
Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.
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Contents
69 - Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Overview of retrofitting options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Notes and overview of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Overview of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Deactivating/activating airbag on front passenger side (Audi A2 2001 ▸) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A3 1997 ▸ from week 27/1999 onwards) . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3 Installing new glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.4 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A3 2004 ▸ including Audi A3 Sportback and Audi A3
Cabriolet 2008 ▸) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.1 Removing and installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.3 Routing and securing glove box wiring harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.4 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.5 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A4 1995 ▸ from chassis no. 8DXA 200 001
onwards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.3 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.4 Installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.5 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A4 2001 ▸ up to week 35/2004 including Audi S4 and
Audi S4 Cabriolet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.3 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.4 Retrofitting wiring harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.5 Installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.6 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A4 2001 ▸ from week 36/2004 onwards including Audi
S4 and Audi S4 Cabriolet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.3 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.4 Retrofitting wiring harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.5 Installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.6 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9 Retrofitting wiring harnesses 8E1 970 XXX (Audi A4 2001 ▸) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.1 Notes on and preparation for retrofitting wiring harnesses (8E1 970 XXX) . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.2 Routing wiring harnesses (8E1 970 XXX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.3 Connecting wiring harnesses 8E1 970 XXX to multi-pin connector for airbag control unit J234
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
9.4 Assembly work, coding airbag control unit J234 and interrogating fault memories of control
units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
10 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A4 Cabriolet 2003 ▸) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
11 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A6 1998 ▸ from week 36/1998 onwards including Audi
Allroad, except vehicles with V8 engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audi A2 2001 ➤ , Audi A3 1997 ➤ , Audi A3 2004 ➤ , Audi A3 Cabriolet 20 ...
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11.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
11.3 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
11.4 Installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
11.5 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
12 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A6 2005 ▸) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
12.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
12.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
12.3 Installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
12.4 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
13 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A8 1994 ▸, gradual introduction from approx. week
41/1998 onwards, with front and side or front and curtain airbag) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
13.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
13.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
13.3 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
13.4 Installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
13.5 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
14 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi A8 2003 ▸) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
14.1 Removing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
14.2 Converting glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
14.3 Installing key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
14.4 Installing glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
14.5 Installing warning lamp for airbag deactivated on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
14.6 Installing trim panel with switch module (right-side) with warning lamp for airbag deactivated
on front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
15 Retrofitting key-operated switch (Audi TT 1999 ▸, Coupé/Roadster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
16 Coding airbag control unit J234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
17 Adapting airbag control unit J234 (Audi A6 2005 ▸) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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69 – Passenger protection
1 Overview of retrofitting options
Model Vehicle
no.
Retrofitting possible
yes no
Audi A2 2001 ▸ 8Z Deactivation/activation of
airbag on front passenger
side ⇒ page 8
Audi A3 1997 ▸ from week 27/1999 on‐
wards
8L ⇒ page 9
Audi A3 2004 ▸ 8P ⇒ page 14
Audi A3 Sportback 8P ⇒ page 14
Audi A3 Cabriolet 8P ⇒ page 14
Audi A4 1995 ▸ from chassis no.: 8DXA
200 001
8D ⇒ page 24
Audi A4 2001 ▸ up to week 35/2004 8E ⇒ page 29
Audi S4 8E ⇒ page 29
Audi A4 2001 ▸ from week 36/2004 on‐
wards
8E ⇒ page 39
Audi S4 8E ⇒ page 39
Audi A4 Cabriolet 2003 ▸ 8H ⇒ page 57
Audi S4 Cabriolet ▸ up to week 35/2004 QB ⇒ page 29
Audi S4 Cabriolet ▸ from week 36/2004
onwards
QB ⇒ page 39
Audi A6 1998 ▸ from week 36/1998 on‐
wards
4B ⇒ page 58
Audi A6 with V8 engine 4B ⇒ page 58
Audi Allroad 4B ⇒ page 58
Audi Allroad with V8 engine 4B ⇒ page 58
Audi S6 4B ⇒ page 58
Audi RS 6 4B ⇒ page 58
Audi A6 2005 ▸ 4F ⇒ page 64
Audi A8 1994 ▸ from approx.
week 41/1998 onwards
4D ⇒ page 73
Audi A8 2003 ▸ 4E ⇒ page 79
Audi TT 1999 ▸ (Coupé/Roadster) 8N ⇒ page 85
Audi A2 2001 ➤ , Audi A3 1997 ➤ , Audi A3 2004 ➤ , Audi A3 Cabriolet 20 ...
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2005-2007 Audi A6 / S6 Avant / Allroad / Quattro (C6) Service & Repair Manual
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