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Service
Workshop Manual
Audi Q3 2012 ➤
Audi Q3 China 2013 ➤
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH (S tronic)
Edition 12.2016
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Service Department. Technical Information

Service
List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
00 - Technical data
30 - Clutch
34 - Controls, housing
35 - Gears, shafts
39 - Final drive - differential
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
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Audi Q3 2012 ➤ , Audi Q3 China 2013 ➤
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH (S tronic) - Edition 12.2016
Contents
00 - Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Gearbox identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Bevel box identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1 General safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2 Safety precautions when working on vehicles with start/stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3 Safety precautions when using testers and measuring instruments during a road test . . . . 6
3.4 Safety precautions when tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Repair instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1 General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2 Rules for cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.3 General repair instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.4 Contact corrosion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.5 Safety functions of gearbox control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
30 - Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.1 Exploded view - dual clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2 Removing and installing clutch end cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.3 Removing dual clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.4 Installing dual clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
34 - Controls, housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1 Selector mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.1 Exploded view - selector lever handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.2 Exploded view - selector mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.3 Manual release from position P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1.4 Removing and installing selector lever handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.5 Removing and installing selector mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1.6 Checking selector mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1.7 Checking and adjusting selector lever cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2 Removing and installing gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.1 Removing gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.2 Installing gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
2.3 Tightening torques for gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
3 Transporting gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
4 Securing to engine and gearbox support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5 Assembly mountings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
5.1 Exploded view - assembly mountings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
6 Bevel box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
6.1 Removing bevel box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
6.2 Installing bevel box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
7 Gear oil circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.1 Overview - gear oil circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.2 Removing and installing gear oil cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.3 Removing and installing gear oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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8 Mechatronic unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

8.1 Exploded view - mechatronic unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
8.2 Removing and installing oil pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
8.3 Removing and installing mechatronic unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
8.4 Removing and installing gearbox input speed sender G182 / clutch temperature sender G509
...................................................................... 138
9 Gear oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
9.1 Checking gear oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
9.2 Draining and filling gear oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
35 - Gears, shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

1 Dismantling and assembling gears and shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
39 - Final drive - differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

1 Gearbox control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
1.1 Overview of fitting locations - gearbox control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
1.2 Overview of fitting locations - mechatronic unit senders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
2 Oil seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
2.1 Overview of fitting locations - oil seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
2.2 Renewing oil seal (left-side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
2.3 Renewing oil seal (right-side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
3 Gear oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
3.1 Checking gear oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
3.2 Draining and filling gear oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
4 Components of bevel box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
4.1 Exploded view - components of bevel box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
4.2 Renewing oil seals for bevel box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
4.3 Renewing needle bearings for stub shaft (right-side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
4.4 Removing and installing output flange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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00 – Technical data
1 Identification
(ARL005065; Edition 12.2016)
⇒ “1.1 Gearbox identification”, page 1
⇒ “1.2 Bevel box identification”, page 2
1.1 Gearbox identification

The “7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH (S tronic)” is installed in
the Audi Q3 2012 ►.
The gearbox code letters are located on the top of the gearbox
near the starter and on the gearbox flange -arrow-.
1. Identification 1
Example
Note
♦ The gearbox code letters are also given on the vehicle data stickers.
♦ Location of vehicle data stickers ⇒ Maintenance ; Booklet 820
1.2 Bevel box identification

The bevel boxes 0A6 and 0CP are installed on the Audi Q3.
Code letters and part number of bevel box -arrow-
♦ Bevel box “0A6”: The output flange is secured with a six-point

nut.
♦ Bevel box “0CP”: The output flange is secured with a circlip.
♦ Bevel box “0CP” is fitted in the Audi RS Q3 starting from the
product upgrade.
2 Rep. gr.00 - Technical data

2 Technical data
⇒ “2.1 Capacities”, page 3
2.1 Capacities
⇒ “2.1.1 Capacities - 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH, front-
wheel drive”, page 3
⇒ “2.1.2 Capacities - 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH, four-
wheel drive”, page 3
2.1.1 Capacities - 7-speed dual clutch gear‐

box 0BH, front-wheel drive
Capacities Dual clutch gearbox 0BH, front-
wheel drive
Initial filling 7.0 ltr. + 0.1 ltr.
Oil change Approx. 5.5 ltr.
Change interval ⇒ Maintenance tables
Lubricant Gear oil for dual clutch gearbox ⇒
Electronic parts catalogue
Caution
Risk of damage to gearbox

♦ Use only the gear oil available as a replacement part for
the 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH ⇒ Electronic parts
catalogue .
♦ Other types of oil cause malfunctions and/or failure of the
gearbox.
– Check gear oil level and top up as required ⇒ page 140 .

– Fill up with gear oil after repair ⇒ page 146 .
2.1.2 Capacities - 7-speed dual clutch gear‐

box 0BH, four-wheel drive
Gearbox capacity
Capacities Dual clutch gearbox 0BH, four-wheel
drive
Initial filling 7.0 ltr. + 0.1 ltr.

Oil change Approx. 5.5 ltr.
Change interval ⇒ Maintenance tables
Lubricant Gear oil for dual clutch gearbox ⇒
2. Technical data 3
Caution

catalogue .
gearbox.

Bevel box capacity
Capacities Bevel box 0A6 Bevel box 0CP
Initial filling 0.9 ltr. 0.8 ltr.
Oil change Filled for life, no Filled for life, no
change change
Lubricant Gear oil ⇒ Electronic Gear oil ⇒ Electronic
parts catalogue parts catalogue
Caution
Risk of damage to the bevel box.

♦ Only the gear oil available as a replacement part may be
used for the bevel box ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue .
♦ Other oils cause faults and/or failure of the bevel box.


3 Safety precautions
⇒ “3.1 General safety precautions”, page 5
⇒ “3.2 Safety precautions when working on vehicles with start/
stop system”, page 5
⇒ “3.3 Safety precautions when using testers and measuring in‐
struments during a road test”, page 6
⇒ “3.4 Safety precautions when tow-starting and towing”,
page 6
3.1 General safety precautions

Observe the following precautions to avoid possible injury and/or
damage to the vehicle:
WARNING
Accidents and injury can be caused if a gear is inadvertently

engaged while the engine is running.
♦ Prior to performing work with the engine running, move the
selector lever to position “P” and pull up the parking brake
button to apply the electromechanical parking brake.
Observe the following precautions to avoid possible injury and/or

irreparable damage to electrical and electronic components:
♦ Switch off ignition before disconnecting and connecting test
equipment.
Caution
When disconnecting the battery there is a risk of irreparable

damage to electronic components.
♦ Observe notes on procedure for disconnecting the battery.
♦ Always switch off the ignition before disconnecting the
battery.
– Disconnect battery ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Battery;

Disconnecting and connecting battery .
3.2 Safety precautions when working on ve‐

hicles with start/stop system
Please note the following when working on vehicles with start/stop
system:
WARNING
Risk of injury due to automatic engine start on vehicles with

start/stop system.
♦ On vehicles with activated start/stop system (indicated by
a message in the instrument cluster), the engine may start
automatically if it needs to.
♦ Therefore it is important to ensure that the start/stop sys‐
tem is deactivated when performing repairs (switch off
ignition, if required switch on ignition again).
3. Safety precautions 5
3.3 Safety precautions when using testers

and measuring instruments during a
road test
Observe the following precautions if test equipment has to be
used when road-testing the vehicle.
WARNING
Accidents can be caused if the driver is distracted by test

equipment or if test equipment is not secured.
Injuries can be caused if the passenger's airbag is triggered in
a collision.
• The use of test equipment while driving causes distraction.
• There is an increased risk of injury if test equipment is not
secured.
♦ Always secure test equipment to the rear seat with a strap
and have it operated from there by a second person.
3.4 Safety precautions when tow-starting

and towing
Caution
When the vehicle is towed, the selector lever must be set to permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
position “N” and the vehicle must not be towed for a distance
of more than 50 km or at a speed in excess of 50 km/h, as the

gearbox would otherwise be seriously damaged.
Note
It is not possible to start the engine by means of tow-starting, for

instance in the case of insufficient battery charge or if the starter
is not working.

4 Repair instructions
⇒ “4.1 General notes”, page 7
⇒ “4.2 Rules for cleanliness”, page 8
⇒ “4.3 General repair instructions”, page 8
⇒ “4.4 Contact corrosion”, page 10
⇒ “4.5 Safety functions of gearbox control unit”, page 10 by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
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Gearbox
The layout of the dual clutch gearbox 0BH “S tronic” is similar to
that of a 7-speed manual gearbox. The engine torque is transfer‐
red to the gearbox via the dual-mass flywheel. The two multi-plate
clutches are controlled hydraulically and actuated alternately so
that the gearbox is operated like an automatic gearbox, in other
words the gears are engaged automatically (but can also be se‐
lected manually via the tiptronic function). There is no clutch
pedal. For further information please refer to ⇒ Self-study pro‐
gramme No. 454 ; 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BT .
Selector mechanism
In selector lever position “P” the selector lever cable is used to
engage the parking lock mechanically. All other gearshift com‐
mands and selector lever positions are transmitted via the CAN
data bus from the selector lever - J743- (selector mechanism) to
the mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - E313- .
Gear oil (gearbox and bevel box)
The dual clutch gearbox “0BH” has a common oil system.
This oil system lubricates the gears and shafts, the final drive, the
clutches and the mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743- .
Caution

catalogue .
gearbox.
The bevel box has a separate oil filling ⇒ page 4 .
Caution
Risk of damage to the bevel box.

♦ Only the gear oil available as a replacement part may be
used for the bevel box ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue .
♦ Other oils cause faults and/or failure of the bevel box.
4. Repair instructions 7
When does the gear oil filter have to be changed?
Note
The gear oil filter does not always require replacement.
Do not change the filter if:

♦ The gear oil cooler or its O-rings have been renewed and no
coolant has entered the oil system.
♦ Oil seals or O-rings have been renewed in the gearbox.
♦ The oil pan or mechatronic unit have been renewed.
♦ The maintenance interval has been reached.
The filter must be changed if:
♦ Metal particles are found in the oil.
♦ The clutch is burnt out or mechanically defective.
Variation of gear-change points for gradients
An additional gear change map automatically selects gear
changes for gradients depending on accelerator pedal position
and driving speed.
• Gear change map for extreme uphill gradients is matched to
engine output.
• Gear change map for extreme downhill gradients is matched
to the braking effect of the engine.
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4.2 Rules for cleanliness

♦ Carefully clean connection points and the surrounding area
with engine cleaner or brake cleaner and dry thoroughly before
opening.
♦ Use cleaning fluid - D 009 401 04- to clean the gearbox and
its components.
♦ Use lint-free cloths for cleaning, such as the “WYPALL X70 /
WORKHORSE” cloth from Kimberly-Clark Professional.
♦ Seal off open lines and connections immediately with clean
plugs or protective caps from engine bung set - VAS 6122- .
♦ After removal, place parts on a clean surface and cover them.
Use sheeting and paper. Use lint-free cloths.
♦ Carefully cover or seal open components if repairs cannot be
carried out immediately.
♦ Only install clean components; replacement parts should only
be unpacked immediately prior to installation.
♦ Protect unplugged electrical connectors against dirt and mois‐
ture and make sure connections are dry when attaching.
4.3 General repair instructions

♦ Proper tools and the maximum possible care and cleanliness
are essential for satisfactory repairs to the transmission units.
The usual basic safety precautions also naturally apply when
carrying out repair work.

♦ To avoid repetition, a number of generally applicable instruc‐

tions for the various repair procedures are summarised here.
They apply to the work described in this Manual.
Guided Fault Finding, Vehicle self-diagnosis and Test Instru‐
ments
♦ Before servicing the gearbox, the exact cause of the failure
should be identified using Guided Fault Finding , Vehicle
Self-diagnosis and Test Instruments ⇒ Vehicle diag‐
nostic tester.
Special tools
For a complete list of special tools used in this Workshop Manual
please refer to ⇒ "Workshop equipment and special tools" .
Environmental and waste disposal regulations for oil
♦ Gear oil and any other type of oil must be handled with care.
♦ Dispose of drained oil properly.
♦ Always adhere to statutory environmental and waste disposal
regulations.
♦ Observe the information shown on the packaging of the oil.
Gearbox
♦ Do not run the engine or tow the vehicle with the oil pan re‐
moved or when there is no gear oil in the gearbox.
♦ Thoroughly clean all joints and connections and the surround‐
ing areas before disconnecting.
♦ When installing gearbox, ensure that dowel sleeves are fitted
correctly.
O-rings, oil seals and gaskets
♦ Always renew O-rings, oil seals and gaskets.
♦ After removing gaskets and seals, always inspect the contact
surface on the housing or shaft for burrs resulting from removal
or for other signs of damage.
♦ Thoroughly clean housing joint surfaces before assembling.
♦ Always replace paper gaskets. Completely remove old gasket
and clean sealing surfaces thoroughly.
♦ Lightly lubricate the outer circumference and sealing lip of oil
seals with gear oilunless
permitted before installing.
authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
♦ Lightly lubricate O-rings with gear oil or vaseline before instal‐
lation to prevent them from getting crushed during assembly.
♦ Do not use any other lubricants where gear oil is specified.
Otherwise, there is a risk of problems occurring in the gearbox
hydraulics.
♦ The open side of the oil seal should face the side containing
the fluid.
♦ When installing a new oil seal, position the seal such that the
sealing lip does not contact the shaft in the same place as the
old seal (make use of installation depth tolerances).
♦ Observe rules for cleanliness ⇒ page 8 .
Locking elements
♦ Do not over-stretch circlips.
♦ Renew circlips which have been damaged or over-tensioned.
♦ Circlips must be properly seated in the base of the groove.
Nuts, bolts
♦ Loosen bolts in reverse sequence to the specified tightening
sequence.
♦ Nuts and bolts which secure covers and housings should be
loosened and tightened in diagonal sequence and in stages if
no tightening sequence is specified.
♦ Renew self-locking nuts.
♦ Use a wire brush to clean the threads of bolts which are se‐
cured with locking fluid. Then apply locking fluid -
AMV 185 101 A1- to bolt threads before installing.
♦ The tightening torques stated apply to non-oiled nuts and
bolts.
4.4 Contact corrosion

Contact corrosion can occur if unsuitable fasteners are used (e.g.
bolts, nuts, washers, etc.).
For this reason, only fasteners with a special surface coating are
fitted.
Rubber or plastic parts and adhesives also consist of non-con‐
ductive materials.
If you are not sure whether used parts can be re-installed, always
fit new parts ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue .
Please note:
♦ Use only genuine spare parts: thesepermitted
have unless
beenauthorised
fully tested
by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
and are compatible with aluminium. with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
♦ We recommend the use of accessories approved by Audi.
♦ Damage caused by contact corrosion is not covered by war‐
ranty.
4.5 Safety functions of gearbox control unit

In the event of a failure of one or more components/sensors, the
gearbox control unit will activate appropriate backup functions.
This ensures that the gearbox will not be damaged, however, the
function and quality of the gear shifts will be impaired.
Faults detected by the gearbox are classified in four different cat‐
egories.
♦ 1) The fault is stored and a backup programme enables the
vehicle to drive on (in some cases with restrictions). The driver
will not be made aware of the problem, as it is not critical to
driving safety or to the gearbox itself. The selector lever posi‐
tion display in the instrument cluster will continue to show the
selector lever position currently engaged in the normal way. If
at all, the driver will only notice the fault if he experiences
driveability problems, and will then automatically contact an
Audi Service Partner to identify the cause.
♦ 2) Certain positions on the selector lever position display in the
instrument cluster start to flash. This is to inform the driver that
this particular selector lever position is currently not available.
Example: position “D” is not available when the selector lever
is in position “R” and the vehicle is still rolling backwards. In
this case, selector lever position “D” will start to flash on the
selector lever position display in the instrument cluster. The
gearbox control unit prevents 1st gear from being engaged in
order to avoid damage to the gearbox. 1st gear will be engag‐
ed once the vehicle has come to a standstill.
♦ 3) The complete selector lever position display in the instru‐
ment cluster is lit up and flashing. The current selector lever

position is indicated in the instrument cluster (e.g. “D” is high‐

lighted). This is an indication that the gearbox has been over‐
loaded or the maximum temperature in the gearbox has been
exceeded (overheating), e.g. towing a load that was too heavy.
♦ 4) If the complete selector lever position display in the instru‐
ment cluster is lit up and flashing, this means that a serious
fault in the gearbox has been identified. The display in the in‐
strument cluster no longer shows the current selector lever
position. The defect is critical with regard to driving safety or
the gearbox itself. It may no longer be possible to use all gears.
The driver is made aware by the flashing gear selection indi‐
cator that he should immediately contact an Audi Service
Partner.
5 Electrical components
⇒ “5.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical components”, page
12
5.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical

components
Refer to
⇒ “1.1 Overview of fitting locations - gearbox control system”,
page 151

30 – Clutch
1 Clutch
⇒ “1.1 Exploded view - dual clutch”, page 13
⇒ “1.2 Removing and installing clutch end cover”, page 14
⇒ “1.3 Removing dual clutch”, page 18
⇒ “1.4 Installing dual clutch”, page 21
1.1 Exploded view - dual clutch

Replacement parts
1 - Circlip for dual clutch end

cover
❑ Always renew after re‐
moval
2 - Circlip for dual clutch permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
3 - Circlip for drive plate
4 - Dual clutch
Caution
The
♦ drive plate must re‐
main engaged between
the splines of the outer
plate carrier.
If♦the drive plate comes
loose, the clutch plates
can slip out of position in‐
side the dual clutch unit.
If this happens, it may not
be possible to adjust the
dual clutch correctly dur‐
ing installation.
5 - Spacer rings
❑ 10 spacer rings of differ‐
ent thicknesses (gradu‐
ated in steps of 0.05
millimetres)
❑ The thickness of the re‐
quired spacer ring must
be determined when in‐
stalling the dual clutch.
6 - Dual clutch end cover
❑ Always renew after re‐
moval
❑ ⇒ “1.2 Removing and installing clutch end cover”, page 14
1. Clutch 13
Caution
♦ This illustration serves only as an overview of the compo‐

nents. The dual clutch unit must NOT be dismantled, as
all plates were matched and balanced before being instal‐
led.
♦ If the drive plate is loosened, the plates can slip out of
position inside the dual clutch unit, and it may then not be
possible to adjust the dual clutch correctly during installa‐
tion.
1.2 Removing and installing clutch end cov‐

er
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Assembly sleeve - T10459-
Removing
Note
The cover and circlip must always be renewed.
– Draining off gear oil ⇒ page 146

– Remove gearbox ⇒ page 47 .
– Secure gearbox in a vertical position on engine and gearbox
support ⇒ page 91 .
– Renew gear oil filter ⇒ page 126 .
14 Rep. gr.30 - Clutch

– Lever out and remove circlip -2- for clutch end cover using a
screwdriver -1- -arrow-.
– Working through side opening in housing, pry off clutch end
cover -2- using a screwdriver -1- or suitable lever -arrow- and

take off clutch end cover.
Note
The original clutch end cover and circlip must not be re-installed
after removal.
Installing
Note
Renew clutch end cover and circlip.
– Thoroughly degrease running surface for seal of clutch end

cover -arrow-.
Caution
The contact surfaces of the clutch end cover must be cleaned

very thoroughly, otherwise leaks can occur.
1. Clutch 15
– Clean contact surface for outer seal of clutch end cover.
Caution
Risk of leaks.
♦ Do not touch the seal inside the opening in the clutch end
cover. This seal will only seal properly if the running sur‐
face is absolutely free of grease when installed.
♦ Do not apply hammer blows directly to the clutch end cov‐
er. Any force applied to the inner part of the clutch end
cover will cause malfunctions.
– Hold clutch end cover only as shown in -illustration-.
Note
♦ There should be no stickers on the inside of the clutch end

cover. If there are stickers, please remove them carefully.
♦ Never lubricate or touch the centre seal. It will only seal prop‐
erly if the running surface is absolutely dry and free of oil.
WARNING
The seal in the centre of the new clutch end cover must be
»pre-formed« before installation:
– Assembly sleeve - T10459- must be degreased and cleaned

before use; do not use an assembly sleeve if it is scratched.

– Place assembly sleeve - T10459- on a flat surface.

– Hold clutch end cover horizontally as shown in -illustration-
and guide it down evenly over complete length of assembly
sleeve - T10459- . This will bring the sealing lip into its instal‐
lation position.
– Lift assembly sleeve - T10459- vertically out of cover and fit
assembly sleeve onto end of clutch shaft.
– Lightly lubricate outer seal of cover with oil.
Caution
Risk of leaks.
♦ Do not apply hammer blows directly to the clutch end cov‐
er. Any force applied to the inner part of the clutch end
cover will cause malfunctions.
– Guide cover horizontally over assembly sleeve - T10459- and

press cover down evenly onto its seat.
It is possible to lever the cover carefully into its seat using a

-screwdriver- until the »new« circlip can be fitted.
– Fit new circlip.
1. Clutch 17
– Do not remove assembly sleeve - T10459- until circlip has

been fitted.
– Install gearbox ⇒ page 84 .
– Fill up with gear oil ⇒ page 146 .
WARNING
The engine must not be started when there is no oil in the

gearbox. Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
– After installing the gearbox, run the Basic setting function

in Guided Functions ⇒ vehicle diagnostic tester .
1.3 Removing dual clutch

♦ 2x hooks - 3438-
♦ Puller - T10055-
♦ Retaining pin - T10524-

♦ Puller - T10525-
Removing
– Secure gearbox in a vertical position on engine and gearbox
support ⇒ page 91 .
– Remove clutch end cover ⇒ page 14 .
– Fit retaining pin - T10524- .
– Pry out circlip -2- for drive plate using a screwdriver -1-
-arrow-.
1. Clutch 19
Important! Installation position of drive plate

– Check if the marking on the drive plate -arrow- is aligned with
the marking on the outer plate carrier.
If no markings are provided:
– Mark installation position of drive plate in relation to outer rim
of outer plate carrier with waterproof pen as illustrated.
• When re-assembling, the drive plate must be located again at
this marked position.
– Place puller - T10525- with puller - T10055- onto spline and

carefully drive out drive plate from its seating position
-arrows-.
Caution Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Secure circlip so it cannot spring off. The circlip could otherwise
fall through an opening into the inside of the gearbox.
– Remove circlip -arrow- and retain it for the time being.
Note
Do not dispose of the circlip yet; it will be needed later to measure

the axial play.
– Remove shim -arrow-.
Caution
Remove dual clutch carefully. Make sure that no parts fall out;
you should not turn the clutch over under any circumstances.

– Hook two hooks - 3438- into clutch -arrow- on opposite sides.
– Remove dual clutch using hooks - 3438- .

Installing
– Install dual clutch ⇒ page 21 .
1.4 Installing dual clutch
Caution
♦ The drive plate must remain engaged between the splines

of the outer plate carrier.
♦ If the drive plate comes loose, the clutch plates can slip
out of position inside the dual clutch unit. If this happens,
it may not be possible to adjust the dual clutch correctly
during installation.

♦ Universal dial gauge bracket - VW 387-
1. Clutch 21
♦ Dial gauge - VAS 6079-
♦ Retaining pin - T10524-
♦ Thrust piece - T10526-
Caution
DO NOT remove or even slightly lift up the plate carrier as this

could cause the plates to rotate.
Brief description
• The gearbox must be fixed in a vertical position on the as‐
sembly stand to remove and install the clutch.
• In the dual clutch unit, the large plate carrier is in contact with
all the plates. It must not slide out of the lowest plate.

Installing
– Be especially careful when taking dual clutch out of packaging.
– Turn piston rings by hand. They must move freely and not get
stuck.
– Ensure the piston rings -1, 2, 3, 4- are properly seated. The
gaps -arrows- of piston rings -1- and -3- must be aligned.
– The gaps -arrows- of piston rings -2- and -4- should be aligned
and offset to the gaps of piston rings -1- andProtected
-3- byby180°.
copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Important! Position of drive plate

– Before installing, check if a marking -arrow- has been made
on the dual clutch.
– If no marking is present, make a coloured marking on the drive
plate and on the outer plate carrier with a waterproof pen.
– Fit retaining pin - T10524- .

The retaining pin - T10524- must be held in place by a second
mechanic while the dual clutch is being inserted.
1. Clutch 23
– Insert -dual clutch- carefully, making sure it does not fall in.
– If necessary, rotate clutch slightly when inserting.
The dual clutch is in the correct installation position when the re‐
taining pin - T10524- has hardly any play.
Note
♦ The retaining pin remains in position until the clutch end cover
is installed.
♦ The dual clutch must not be rotated from this point onwards,
as this would move the retaining pin - T10524- out of position.
– Pry off circlip for drive plate.
– Place puller - T10525- with puller - T10055- onto spline and

carefully drive out drive plate from its seating position
-arrows-.
Note with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
Retaining pin - T10524- must be held in place by a second me‐

chanic while driving out procedure is being performed.
– Carefully remove drive plate from dual clutch -arrows- and

move to side.
Caution
DO NOT remove or even slightly lift up the plate carrier as this

could cause the plates to rotate.
Determining shim for dual clutch

• Retaining pin - T10524- remains inserted.
– Temporarily fit OLD circlip -arrow-.

Two measurements must be made before this ring is removed
again.

First measurement (axial play of shaft)

– Secure universal dial gauge bracket - VW 387- to gearbox
flange.
– Place -tip of dial gauge- on input shaft.
– Preload -dial gauge- and set to 0.
– Using hooks - 3438- , lift dual clutch upwards significantly in

direction of -arrow- as far as it will go and note measurement.
– This value should be noted as value “A”.
Note permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
This value will be required later for the measurement check. You
should therefore retain value “A” until the last measurement.
Second measurement
1. Clutch 25
– Place tip of dial gauge -onto hub of large plate carrier-.
Note
The tip of the dial gauge must not contact the circlip.
– Preload -dial gauge- and set to 0 again.

– Lift dual clutch upwards significantly in direction of arrow as
far as it will go and note measurement.
– This value should be noted
permitted as value
unless authorised “B”. AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
by AUDI
Calculating which shim is to be installed
– Use the following formula:
Measured value “B” – measured value “A” – 0.11 = thickness
of the shim to install
– Note measurement.
The thickness of the shims is graduated in steps of 0.05 mm.
– Measure the shims and ascertain which shim is closest to the
result.
WARNING
Always use the next biggest shim, never fit a smaller shim.
Example:
Calculated thickness of shim New shim
1.28 mm 1.3 mm
1.26 mm 1.3 mm
– Remove old circlip -arrow-.
– Install appropriate shim (as measured earlier).

Checking adjustment
Another measurement check must be performed to ensure that
the correct shim is fitted. The check is performed as follows:

– Re-install old circlip -arrow-.
– Place tip of dial gauge -onto hub of large plate carrier-.
Note
Tip of dial gauge must make contact with shim -1-.
– Preload -dial gauge- and set to 0 again.

– Lift dual clutch upwards significantly in direction of arrow as
far as it will go and note measurement.
– This value should be noted as value
with“C”.
Calculating which shim is to be installed

– Use the following formula:
Measured value “C” - measured value “A” = specified value
This specified value must be between 0.05 ... 0.12 mm.
If measurement does not match specified value, install a thicker/
thinner shim to obtain specified value.
– Install new circlip -arrow-.
1. Clutch 27
– Install drive plate in dual clutch.

• When installing, make sure that the marking on the drive plate
is aligned with the marking on the outer plate carrier
-arrows-. Alternatively, align the new markings made earlier in
this procedure.
– Have a second mechanic hold retaining pin - T10524- in po‐
sition and press outwards slightly.
– Carefully drive in drive plate to its seating position using thrust
piece - T10526- and plastic hammer.
– Fit new circlip for drive plate.
– Press circlip into its end position clockwise, beginning at open‐
ing.
• The circlip must be fully engaged all round.
– Use a screwdriver to check that the circlip is properly seated
and fully engaged.
– Now take out retaining pin - T10524- between dual clutch and
housing.
– Install clutch end cover ⇒ page 14 .

34 – Controls, housing
1 Selector mechanism
⇒ “1.1 Exploded view - selector lever handle”, page 29
⇒ “1.2 Exploded view - selector mechanism”, page 31
⇒ “1.3 Manual release from position P”, page 32
⇒ “1.4 Removing and installing selector lever handle”,
page 34
⇒ “1.5 Removing and installing selector mechanism”, page 39
⇒ “1.6 Checking selector mechanism”, page 42
⇒ “1.7 Checking and adjusting selector lever cable”, page 45
1.1 Exploded view - selector lever handle

⇒ “1.1.1 Exploded view - selector lever handle (with interlock but‐
ton on side)”, page 29
⇒ “1.1.2 Exploded view - selector lever handle (with interlock but‐
ton on front)”, page 31
1.1.1 Exploded view - selector lever handle (with interlock button on side)
1. Selector mechanism 29
1 - Trim frame with selector lev‐

er position display - Y26-
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ Electrical system;
Rep. gr. 96 ; Lights; Re‐
moving and installing
selector lever position
display - Y26-
2 - Selector lever boot
⇒ “1.4.1 Removing and
installing selector lever
handle (with interlock
button on side)”,
page 34
3 - Selector lever handle
⇒ page 34
30 Rep. gr.34 - Controls, housing

1.1.2 Exploded view - selector lever handle (with interlock button on front)
1 - Trim frame with selector lev‐

er position display - Y26-
⇒ Electrical system;
Rep. gr. 96 ; Lights; Re‐
moving and installing
selector lever position
display - Y26-
2 - Selector lever boot
⇒ “1.4.2 Removing and
installing selector lever
handle (with interlock
button on front)”,
page 37
3 - Selector lever handle
⇒ page 37
1.2 Exploded view - selector mechanism
WARNING
Accidents and injury can be caused if a gear is inadvertently

engaged while the engine is running.
♦ Prior to performing work with engine running, move se‐
lector lever to position “P” and pull up parking brake button
to apply the electromechanical parking brake.
1 - Bolt
❑ Renew
❑ 10 Nm +90°
2 - Gearbox selector lever
3 - Nut
4 - Bolt
❑ Adjuster screw for se‐
lector lever cable
❑ 12 Nm
5 - Cable support bracket
❑ For selector lever cable
6 - Bolt
❑ Renew
❑ 10 Nm +45°
7 - Shift unit
❑ With integrated selector
lever - E313- with selec‐
tor lever sensors control
unit - J587- , selector
lever locked in position
P switch - F319- and se‐
lector lever lock sole‐
noid - N110-
❑ Can be checked via
Guided Fault Find-
ing function ⇒ Vehicle
diagnostic tester
❑ The selector lever -
E313- with selector lev‐
er sensors control unit -
J587- , selector lever
locked in position P
switch - F319- and se‐
lector lever lock solenoid - N110- can only be renewed together with shift unit as a complete unit
⇒ page 39
❑ Selector lever cable can only be renewed together with complete shift unit ⇒ page 39
❑ Do not grease selector lever cable
❑ Manual release from position P ⇒ page 32
❑ Removing and installing selector mechanism ⇒ page 39
8 - Nut
❑ 4x
❑ Secures selector mechanism to body
❑ 8 Nm Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
1.3 Manual release from position P


♦ Removal wedge - 3409-
Note
♦ If the battery is disconnected or discharged, the selector lever

cannot be shifted from position “P”. In this case, the vehicle
cannot be pushed or towed.
♦ When you operate the manual release mechanism the selec‐
tor lever lock solenoid - N110- will release the lock without
current supply.
Procedure
– Pull up parking brake button to apply electromechanical park‐
ing brake.
– Unclip selector lever boot on both sides by hand or using re‐
moval wedge - 3409- and turn inside out over selector lever
handle -arrows-.
– Using a suitable screwdriver or similar, release selector lever

lock solenoid - N110- -arrow- and at the same time press and
hold interlock button and move selector lever out of position
“P”.
Note
However, if the selector lever is now moved back to “P” the se‐
lector lever lock solenoid - N110- will once again mechanically
lock it in position “P”. The solenoid must be released once again.
1.4 Removing and installing selector lever

handle
⇒ “1.4.2 Removing and installing selector lever handle (with in‐
terlock button on front)”, page 37
⇒ “1.4.1 Removing and installing selector lever handle (with in‐
terlock button on side)”, page 34
1.4.1 Removing and installing selector lever

handle (with interlock button on side)
♦ Thin cable tie or assembly aid for interlock button on handle.

A new selector lever handle is supplied with the assembly aid
pre-fitted.
Removing
Note
The selector lever handle is removed together with the selector

lever boot. Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
ing brake.
– Shift selector lever into position “N” and switch off ignition.
– Unclip selector lever boot on both sides using removal wedge
- 3409- -arrows-.

– Pull out interlock button on selector lever handle -arrow- and

secure in this position using cable tie -A- or assembly aid -B-
as shown in illustration.
Note
The assembly aid -B- is pre-fitted at the factory on a new selector

lever handle. The assembly aid must not be removed until the
new handle has been installed. This assembly aid can then be
kept for future use as a locking tool.
– Turn selector lever boot -2- inside out over selector lever han‐
dle -3-.
– Turn locking ring as far as stop in direction of -arrow- so that
markings -a- and -b- are no longer in line.
– Pull off selector lever handle together with selector lever boot,
taking care not to touch interlock button -1-.
Installing
• When installing the selector lever handle, the interlock button
must be pulled out to the stop and secured with either a cable
tie -A- or with the assembly aid -B- supplied together with the
new handle.
If the interlock button was not properly secured when the handle
was removed, and has dropped inside the handle, it must be
pulled out and secured as described below before it can be in‐
stalled.
– Affix adhesive pad or double-sided adhesive tape -2- to inter‐
lock button -1- on selector lever handle.
Note
♦ Alternatively, a small suction cup can also be used (approx.

15 mm dia., commercially available).
♦ The adhesive pad or double-sided adhesive tape must be
completely removed after installing the handle.
– Press a suitable tool -3- with clean, flat surface onto adhesive
surface as shown in illustration and pull out interlock button by
this means -arrow-.
– Secure interlock button in pulled-out position using cable tie
-A- or assembly aid -B-, as shown in illustration.
– Remove adhesive pad or double-sided adhesive tape -2- and
clean interlock button -1-.
– Shift selector lever into position “N”.
Note
The selector lever can be moved by pulling the release rod -4-.
dle -3-.
– Push selector lever handle on fully with interlock button facing
driver's side.

– Turn locking ring in direction of -arrow- until it engages; mark‐

ings -a- and -b- should be in line.
Caution
Risk of damage to selector lever handle

♦ The locking ring can only be turned when the handle has
been pushed on all the way.
– Remove the cable tie or assembly aid, allowing the interlock

button mechanism to engage in the vertical groove on the se‐
lector lever. If necessary, press the interlock button into the
selector lever handle.
To check button mechanism:
– Switch on ignition and move selector lever to positions “R” and
“S”.
• If the selector lever cannot be moved into the above positions,
the handle must be removed again ⇒ page 34 .
– Pull selector lever boot -1- down and clip onto trim frame -2-
with selector lever position display - Y26- .
– Check selector mechanism ⇒ page 42 .
1.4.2 Removing and installing selector lever

handle (with interlock button on front)
♦ Thin cable tie or assembly aid for interlock button on handle.
A new selector lever handle is supplied with the assembly aid

pre-fitted.
Removing
Note
The selector lever handle is removed together with the selector

lever boot -1-.

ing brake.
– Shift selector lever into position “N” and switch off ignition.
– Unclip selector lever boot on both sides by hand or using re‐
moval wedge - 3409- -arrows-.
dle -3-.
Caution
Risk of damage to the selector mechanism.

♦ Do not touch the interlock button -1- on the selector lever
handle when pulling off the handle.
♦ Otherwise the selector leverauthorised
handlebyorAUDI theAG.pull rod of the
permitted unless AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
selector mechanism
with will beto damaged
respect the correctnesswhen the handle
of information is Copyright by AUDI AG.
in this document.
pulled off.
– Pull off selector lever handle together with selector lever boot,
taking care not to touch interlock button -1-.
Interlock button -1- will be pressed outwards and lock while the
selector lever handle is being removed. Do not press in the inter‐
lock button -1- on the selector lever handle when the handle is
removed.
Installing
Caution
Risk of damage to the selector mechanism.

♦ Do not press in the interlock button -1- on the selector lev‐
er handle when the handle is removed.
♦ Interlock button -1- on selector lever handle must protrude
and must not be touched during installation.
♦ Otherwise the selector lever handle or the pull rod of the
selector mechanism will be damaged when the handle is
installed.
Note
The selector lever can be moved by pulling the release rod -3-.
– Turn selector lever boot inside out over selector lever handle
-2-.
– With interlock button -1- facing towards front of vehicle, push
selector lever handle fully onto selector lever without touching
interlock button -1-.
• The handle must engage in the annular groove on the selector
lever.

– Turn locking ring in direction of -arrow- until it engages (press

handle if necessary); markings -a- and -b- should be in line.
Caution
Risk of damage to selector lever handle

The locking ring can only be turned when the handle has been
pushed on all the way.
Note
♦ The handle is not locked until the locking ring has been turned.
Only then should you press the interlock button on the handle.
♦ There may be increased resistance when you press the inter‐
lock button for the first time after installation.
– Press interlock button -1- on selector lever handle.

To check button mechanism:
– Switch on ignition and move selector lever to positions “R” and
“S”.
• If the selector lever cannot be moved into the above positions,
the handle must be removed again ⇒ page 34 .
– Pull selector lever boot -1- down and clip onto trim frame -2-
with selector lever position display - Y26- .
1.5 Removing and installing selector mech‐

anism
♦ Removal lever - 80-200-
Removing
– Remove selector lever handle with selector lever boot
⇒ page 34 .
– Carefully unclip centre console insert -1- upwards -arrows-.
– Unplug electrical connector to selector lever position display -
Y26- and detach centre console insert -1-.
– Remove front centre console storage box ⇒ General body

repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Centre console; Removing and
installing centre console storage box (front) .
– Unplug electrical connector -1- between shift unit and vehicle

wiring harness.
Disregard -item 2-.
Vehicles with battery in engine compartment (except 2.0 ltr. TFSI,

generation III):
– Remove battery and battery tray -1- ⇒ Electrical system; Rep.
gr. 27 ; Battery; Removing and installing battery tray .
2.0 ltr. TFSI (generation III), 2.5 ltr. TFSI:
– Remove air cleaner housing ⇒ Rep. gr. 24 ; Air cleaner; Re‐
moving and installing air cleaner housing .

Continued for all vehicles:

– Pry selector lever cable -1- off gearbox selector lever using
removal lever - 80-200- .
– Compress locking mechanism on selector lever cable
-arrows- and lift cable out of cable support bracket.
– Remove heat shield for centre tunnel ⇒ General body repairs,
exterior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Strips / trim panels / extensions; Re‐
moving and installing heat shield for floor .
Note
The assistance of a second mechanic is required to detach the

shift unit from below.
– Remove nuts -arrows- in vehicle interior.

– Detach shift unit together with selector lever cable from below.
Note
Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.
Installing
Installation is carried out in reverse sequence; note the following:
– Fit selector lever cable in cable support bracket -arrows-.

– Carefully press ball socket -1- of selector lever cable onto
gearbox selector lever.
Note
♦ Do not bend or kink
permitted unlessthe selector
authorised lever
by AUDI cable.
AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
♦ Do not grease the selector lever cable.
– Install centre console storage box (front) ⇒ General body re‐

pairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68 ; Centre console; Removing and
installing centre console storage box (front) .
– Install selector lever handle with selector lever boot
⇒ page 34 .
– Adjust selector lever cable ⇒ page 45 .
– Check selector mechanism and ignition key removal lock
⇒ page 42 .
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ “1.2 Exploded view - selector mechanism”, page 31
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Strips / trim
panels / extensions; Exploded view - heat shield
♦ ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Battery; Exploded view -
battery
1.6 Checking selector mechanism

Overview:
♦ 1. Checking operation of selector mechanism ⇒ page 42
♦ 2. Checking ignition key removal lock ⇒ page 43
♦ 3. Checking door locking disable ⇒ page 43
♦ 4. Checking interlock button on selector lever handle
⇒ page 44
♦ 5. Checking connectors on selector mechanism ⇒ page 44
1. Checking operation of selector mechanism
• It should not be possible to operate the starter while the se‐
lector lever is in position “D”, “S”, “R” or in the “tiptronic gate”.
• When travelling at speeds above 5 km/h and shifting into se‐
lector lever position “N”, the solenoid for the selector lever lock
must not engage and block the selector lever. The selector
lever can be shifted into a driving gear.
• When travelling at speeds below 2 km/h (almost stationary),
the solenoid for the selector lever lock should only engage
about 1 second after you shift into selector lever position “N”.
The selector lever cannot be shifted out of “N” position until
the brake pedal is pressed.
Selector lever in position “P”:
ing brake.
– Switch off ignition.
• The selector lever is locked and cannot be shifted out of “P”
position, even when the interlock button on the handle is
pressed in.
– Switch on ignition.
– Do not depress brake pedal.
• The selector lever is locked and cannot be shifted out of “P”
position, even when the interlock button on the handle is
pressed in. Protected
Selector lever lock solenoid - N110- blocks selec‐
tor lever. permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
– Press and hold brake pedal.

• Selector lever lock solenoid - N110- releases selector lever. It

is possible to shift into a driving gear. With interlock button on
selector lever handle pressed, shift selector lever slowly from
“P” position through “R, N, D and S” and check whether the
selector lever position display in the dash panel insert and in
the centre console shows the correct selector lever position in
each case.
Selector lever in position “N” and ignition switched on:
• After a short delay: Selector lever is locked and cannot be
shifted out of “N” position even when pressing the interlock
button on the selector lever handle. Selector lever lock sole‐
noid - N110- blocks selector lever.
– Depress brake pedal.
• Selector lever lock solenoid - N110- releases selector lever.
Shifting into position “D” or “R” is possible.
Selector lever in position “D”, ignition switched on:

– Shift selector lever into “tiptronic gate”.

• The illuminated “D” symbol in the selector lever position dis‐
play - Y26- should go out and the “+” and “–” symbols should
light up.
• The selector lever position display in the dash panel insert
should change from “D” to “M1” when the selector lever is
moved into the “tiptronic gate”.
Selector lever in position “D”, ignition switched on:
– Press interlock button on selector lever handle.
• Shifting into position “S” is possible.
If results do not match specifications:
– Perform Guided Fault Finding ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
– Check interlock button on selector lever handle ⇒ page 44 .
2. Checking ignition key removal lock on vehicles with ignition key
– Pull up parking brake button
permitted to authorised
unless apply electromechanical
by AUDI AG. AUDI AG doespark‐ not guarantee or accept any liability
ing brake. with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.

– Press and hold brake pedal.
• When interlock button in selector lever handle is pressed, it
should be possible to move selector lever out of position “P”
without “catching”.
• It should not be possible to remove the ignition key when the
selector lever is in any position other than “P”.
– Move selector lever to position “P”.
– Pull out ignition key.
• It should only be possible to remove ignition key in selector
lever position “P”.
• It should not be possible to shift selector lever out of “P” posi‐
tion with interlock button pressed and foot brake depressed.
If the ignition key removal lock does not function as described:
– Fault finding ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester, Guided Fault
Finding .
3. Checking door locking disable - vehicles with keyless locking

and starting system
– Do not move selector lever to position “P”; select e.g. position
“N”.
• A warning message should be displayed in the instrument
cluster.
• The vehicle cannot be locked.
• The vehicle can now be locked.
– Fault finding ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester, Guided Fault

Finding .

– Check interlock button on selector lever handle ⇒ page 44 .
4. Checking interlock button on selector lever handle
Check that interlock button moves freely:
• Interlock button should move easily when pressed without
force.
• Interlock button should spring back fully on its own when re‐
leased.
– If specified results are not obtained, check that selector lever
handle is correctly installed ⇒ page 34 .
– Check whether selector lever is bent.
Function test:
• Ignition switched on
Press the interlock button on the selector lever handle to move
the handle into the positions listed below; it should not be possible
to move the selector lever into these positions unless the interlock
button is pressed.
♦ “P” to “R” (also depress brake pedal)
♦ “N” to “R” (brake pedal also has to be depressed after a short
delay when vehicle is stationary)
♦ “R” to “P” Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
– Check whether selector lever handle is correctly installed

⇒ page 34 .
– Check electrical connectors on selector mechanism.
– Check selector lever lock solenoid - N110- ⇒ Vehicle diag‐
nostic tester, Guided Fault Finding .
5. Checking connectors on selector mechanism
Before repairing or checking connectors, check all control units in
vehicle for entries in event memory ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester;
Guided Fault Finding ; rectify faults as required.
Before checking the connectors, all the control units in the vehicle
should be checked for entries in the event memory; repair faults
as necessary ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
– Check connectors according to ⇒ Current flow diagrams, Elec‐
trical fault finding and Fitting locations.
1- Electrical connector for wiring from shift unit to gearbox (with
CAN bus wire) and to selector lever lock solenoid - N110-
and selector lever locked in position P switch - F319-
2- Electrical connector for selector lever position display - Y26-

1.7 Checking and adjusting selector lever

cable
Adjusting selector lever cable
• Selector mechanism and selector lever cable operate smooth‐
ly when changing gears.
• Sleeve on selector lever cable is undamaged.
The selector lever cable must be adjusted if:
♦ The selector lever cable Protected
has been detached
by copyright. from
Copying the gearbox.
for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
♦ The engine and/or gearboxwith
have been
respect to the removed
correctness ofand installed.
information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
♦ The selector lever cable has been removed and installed with
the selector mechanism.
♦ The position of the engine/gearbox assembly has been al‐
tered, e.g. installed so it is free of stress.
moving and installing air cleaner housing or ⇒ Rep. gr. 24 ;
Air cleaner; Removing and installing air cleaner housing .

– Loosen bolt -arrow- for adjustment of selector lever cable.
– Move gearbox selector lever into position “P” on gearbox. To
check this position, press gearbox selector lever towards rear
of vehicle as far as stop.
– Turn both front wheels in one direction, e.g. by pushing the
vehicle forwards, until the detent lever in the gearbox engages
in the parking lock gear.
• The parking lock has engaged when it is no longer possible to
rotate both wheels in the same direction.
– Carefully move selector lever forwards and backwards slightly,
but without shifting to another selector lever position.
Note
The selector lever cable is then relieved of strain.
– Tighten adjuster screw -arrow-, taking care not to alter position

of selector lever cable.
Checking adjustment of selector lever cable
– Keep button pressed, while pulling selector lever approx.
5 mm to the rear out of position “P”. Then keep lever in this
position, do not move it into “R”.
– Release selector lever.
• The selector lever should spring back into position “P” by itself.
– Keep button pressed, while pulling selector lever approx. 5
mm to the rear out of position “N”. Then keep lever in this po‐
sition, do not move it into “D”.
• The selector lever should spring back into position “N” by itself.
– Keep button pressed, while pushing selector lever approx. 5
mm to the front out of position “N”. Then keep lever in this
position, do not move it into “R”.
• The selector lever should spring back into position “N” by itself.
– Repeat the adjustment if the selector lever does not react as
described.
– Install air cleaner housing ⇒ Rep. gr. 23 ; Air cleaner; Re‐
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ “1.2 Exploded view - selector mechanism”, page 31

2 Removing and installing gearbox

⇒ “2.1 Removing gearbox”, page 47
⇒ “2.2 Installing gearbox”, page 84
⇒ “2.3 Tightening torques for gearbox”, page 87
2.1 Removing gearbox

⇒ “2.1.1 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine
(TD6)”, page 47
⇒ “2.1.2 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine
(TA9)”, page 55
⇒ “2.1.3 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.5 ltr. TFSI engine”,
page 62
⇒ “2.1.4 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine
(TL4)”, page 69
⇒ “2.1.5 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine
(T0N, T1I)”, page 78
2.1.1 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine (TD6)
Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Support bracket - 10-222A-
♦ Adapters - 10-222A/20-
♦ Eye-head bolt - 3368-
♦ -T40093/6- from engine
support supplementary set
- T40093-
♦ Flange nut M10 or nut with
washer
2. Removing and installing gearbox 47

♦ Hose clamps, up to 25 mm
- 3094-
♦ Gearbox support - 3282-
♦ Pin - 3282/34-
♦ Adjustment plate - 3282/61-
♦ Engine and gearbox jack -
V.A.G 1383 A-
♦ Engine bung set - VAS 6122-


Procedure
Note
♦ Please refer to ⇒ “4 Repair instructions”, page 7 .

♦ Please refer to ⇒ “4.2 Rules for cleanliness”, page 8 .
♦ Observe notes on dual clutch gearbox 0BH
⇒ “4.1 General notes”, page 7 .
♦ All cable ties which are released or cut open during removal
must be fitted in the same position when installing.

– Bring front wheels into straight-ahead position.
– Remove starter ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Starter;

Removing and installing starter

– Remove subframe; when doing so, fit locating pins - T10096-

⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Subframe;
Removing and installing subframe without steering rack .
Vehicles with four-wheel drive:
– Remove bevel box ⇒ page 93 .

– Remove nut -3- and detach earth wire.
Caution
The control unit (mechatronic unit) can be damaged by elec‐

trostatic discharge.
♦ Do not touch contact pins in gearbox connector with bare
hands.
– Touch a suitable earthed object with your hand (without

gloves) to discharge any static electricity.
– Turn fastener anti-clockwise and unplug electrical connector
-4- on gearbox.
Note
Disregard items -1 and 2-.
– Use removal lever - 80-200- to press ball socket -1- on selector

lever cable off gearbox selector lever.
– Release catches -arrows- and move selector lever cable clear.
Note

– Move electrical wiring harnesses clear -arrows-.
Note
Place a cloth on the gear oil cooler and gearbox to catch escaping
coolant. Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
– Clamp off coolant hoses leading to gear oil cooler using hose
clamps -3094- . Then release hose clips -arrows- and discon‐
nect hoses.
– Seal off open lines and connections with clean plugs from en‐
gine bung set - VAS 6122- .
– Remove bolts -1, 2, 3- securing gearbox to engine.
– Unclip sealing element -1- on both sides using removal lever

- 80-200- .

– Set up support bracket - 10-222A- with spindles -10-222A/11-

on wing mounting flanges, as shown in illustration.
– Engage hook of spindle (left-side) in engine lifting eye.
WARNING
Risk of accident if threaded attachment comes loose.

♦ To ensure that the eye-head bolt - 3368- is securely at‐
tached, screw on a flange nut or nut with washer -arrow-
at least 6 turns.
– Secure eye-head bolt - 3368- with M10 flange nut or nut with
washer to engine support as shown in illustration.
– Hook spindle - 10-222A/11- with adapter - 10-222A/20- (right-
side) onto eye-head bolt - 3368- .
– Take up weight of engine/gearbox assembly evenly with both
spindles; do not lift.
– Remove wheel spoiler (front left) ⇒ permitted
General body
unless repairs,
authorised ex‐
terior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Wheel housing liners; Exploded view -
wheel housing liner (front) .
– Release hose clips -1 and 2- and remove air intake hose.

– Remove nut -2- and bolt -3-.

– Release hose clip -1- and detach air pipe.

– Disconnect exhaust system at clamp -arrows-.
Caution
Risk of damage to flexible joint.

♦ The flexible joint in the front exhaust pipe must not be bent
further than 10°.
– Tie up front exhaust pipe.

– Detach drive shaft (left-side) from gearbox and tie up ⇒ Run‐
ning gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive shaft; Removing
and installing drive shaft .
Note
Make sure you do not damage surface coating on drive shaft.
Vehicles with front-wheel drive:

– Detach drive shaft (right-side) from gearbox and tie up ⇒ Run‐

– Remove bolts -arrows- from gearbox mounting.
– Lower engine/gearbox assembly using spindles of support

bracket - 10-222A- until distance -a- is obtained between gear‐
box housing and gearbox mounting.
• Dimension -a- = 100 ... 110 mm

To remove dual clutch gearbox 0BH, set up gearbox support -

3282- with adjustment plate - 3282/61- and fit onto engine and
gearbox jack - V.A.G 1383 A- .
– Align arms of gearbox support according to holes in adjust‐
ment plate .
– Screw in support elements -A-, as illustrated on adjustment
plate . However, use pin - 3282/34- as support element on right
side (rear). This support element is outside the adjustment
plate .
Note
The support element -C- on the adjustment plate is notwith

used.
– Place engine and gearbox jack - V.A.G 1383 A- underneath

vehicle.
• The arrow symbol -B- on the adjustment plate points in the
direction of travel.
– Align gearbox support - 3282- parallel with gearbox.
– Insert hook -1- in mounting on dual clutch gearbox.

– Secure safety support -2- in mounting on dual clutch gearbox.
– Screw pin - 3282/34- into gearbox.

– Support gearbox by lifting from underneath with engine and
Note
-Arrow- can be disregarded.
– Remove bolts -4 … 8- securing gearbox to engine.

– Press gearbox off dowel sleeves on engine.
– Carefully lower gearbox using engine and gearbox jack -
V.A.G 1383 A- , taking care not to trap wiring or other con‐
nections.
– While lowering gearbox, adjust position of gearbox using spin‐
dles on gearbox support - 3282- .

2.1.2 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine (TA9)

equipment required
- 3094-
♦ Pin - 3282/34-
V.A.G 1383 A-

Procedure
Note




– Remove subframe with steering rack; when doing so, fit locat‐
ing pins - T10096- ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.
40 ; Subframe; Removing and installing subframe with steer‐
ing rack . Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Caution

hands.

-4- on gearbox.
Note


Note
– Unplug electrical connector -1-.

– Remove bolts -arrows- and press coolant valve for gearbox -
N488- -item 2- to one side.
Note
coolant.
clamps -3094- , release hose clips -1 and 2- and disconnect
coolant hoses.
Note
Disregard -arrows-.


– Support engine in installation position ⇒ Rep. gr. 10 ; As‐
sembly mountings; Supporting engine in installation position .
– Remove wheel spoiler (front left) ⇒ General body repairs, ex‐
– Release hose clips -1 and 2- and remove air intake hose.



– Disconnect exhaust system at clamp -arrow-.
Caution

further than 10°.

Note



• Dimension -a- = 100 ... 110 mm


ment plate .
plate .
Note
The support element -C- on the adjustment plate is not used.

vehicle.



Note

nections.

2.1.3 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.5 ltr. TFSI engine

equipment required
- 3094-
♦ Pin - 3282/34-
V.A.G 1383 A-

♦ Bracket - T40299-
♦ M6x25 bolts (2x) and M6x20 bolt (1x)
Procedure
Note


– Bring front wheels into straight-ahead position.
– Remove starter ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. permitted
gr. 27unless
; Starter;
authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
Removing and installing starter with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.


– Remove front wheel spoiler (both sides) ⇒ General body re‐
pairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Wheel housing liners; Exploded
view - wheel housing liner (front) .
– Remove bolts -arrows- and detach bracket -1- for air cleaner
housing.
– Move clear breather hose -1- -arrows-.
Caution

hands.

– Turn fastener anti-clockwise -arrow- and unplug electrical con‐
nector on gearbox.


Note
Note
coolant.
nect hoses.
gine bung set - VAS
Protected by 6122-
copyright..Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
– Remove nut -1- and bolt -2- and push coolant pipe on gearbox
slightly to one side.
Note
Disregard -arrows-.
– Remove gear oil filter ⇒ page 126 and cover opening with a
clean cloth.


- 80-200- .
– Take electrical connectors -1, 2- out of bracket.

– Remove nuts and bolt -arrows- and detach bracket.
– Remove centre hex studs -arrows-.
– Secure bracket -T40299- with M6x25 bolts -arrows- and

M6x20 bolt -1-, as shown in illustration.


– Engage rear hook of spindle - 10-222A/11- in engine lifting
eye.
– Engage front hook of spindle - 10-222A/11- in bracket -
T40299- .
– Remove nuts -arrows-.

– Move air pipe clear at bracket.
– Remove nut -arrow- and move electrical wiring harness clear.
– Remove bolts -1- and -2-.

– Loosen hose clips -arrows- and detach air pipe.
– Detach drive shaft (both sides) from gearbox and tie up to‐
wards rear ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive
shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft .
Note


• Dimension -a- = 60 mm

– Alignpermitted
arms of gearbox
unless authorisedsupport according
by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does tonotholes in or
guarantee adjust‐
accept any liability
ment plate . to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
with respect

plate .
Note

vehicle.



Note

nections.
2.1.4 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine (TL4)


equipment required
♦ Adapters - 10-222A/20-
♦ Eye-head bolt - 3368-
♦ -T40093/6- from engine
support supplementary set
- T40093-
♦ Flange nut M10 or nut with
washer

- 3094-
♦ Pin - 3282/34-
V.A.G 1383 A-

Procedure
Note

– Move selector lever to position

Protected by copyright.“P”.
Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
– Bring front wheels with
intorespect
straight-ahead
to the correctnessposition.
of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.




– Remove
permitted nut by
unless authorised -3-AUDI
and AG.detach
AUDI AG earth
does notwire.
guarantee or accept any liability
Caution

hands.

-4- on gearbox.
Note

Note
– Release hose clips -1- and -2- and remove air hose.


– Remove bolts -2, 5- and -arrows-.

– Move electrical wiring and hoses clear at air pipe (left-side)
using removal lever - 80-200- .
– Release hose clip -3- and detach air pipe (left-side) from be‐ by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Protected
low. permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
Note

Note
coolant.
nect hoses.

- 80-200- .

– Engage hook of spindle (left-side) in engine lifting eye.
WARNING
Risk of accident if threaded attachment comes loose.

♦ To ensure that the eye-head bolt - 3368- is securely at‐
tached, screw on a flange nut or nut with washer -arrow-
at least 6 turns.
– Secure eye-head bolt - 3368- with M10 flange nut or nut with
washer to engine support as shown in illustration.
– Hook spindle - 10-222A/11- with adapter - 10-222A/20- (right-
side) onto eye-head bolt - 3368- .

– Disconnect exhaust system at clamp -arrows-.
Caution

further than 10°.

Note

• Dimension -a- = 100 ... 110 mm


ment plate .
plate .
Note

vehicle.


– Support gearbox
Protected by lifting
by copyright. Copyingfrom underneath
for private or commercialwith engine
purposes, and
in part or in whole, is not
gearbox jackunless
permitted - V.A.G 1383
authorised A- . AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
by AUDI
Note

nections.

2.1.5 Removing gearbox - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine (T0N, T1I)

equipment required
- 3094-
♦ Pin - 3282/34-
V.A.G 1383 A-

Procedure
Note
♦ Please refer to ⇒ “4 Repair instructions”, page 7 .by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Protected
♦ Please refer to ⇒ “4.2 Rules for cleanliness”,with
page 8 to. the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
respect




– Remove subframe with steering rack; when doing so, fit locat‐
ing pins - T10096- ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.
40 ; Subframe; Removing and installing subframe with steer‐
ing rack .
Caution

hands.
– Touch a permitted
suitable earthed object with your hand (without
unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
-4- on gearbox.
Note


Note
– Unplug electrical connector -1-.

– Remove bolts -arrows- and press coolant valve for gearbox -
N488- to one side.

Note
coolant.
nect hoses.
– Support engine in installation position ⇒ Rep. gr. 10 ; As‐
sembly mountings; Supporting engine in installation position .
– Disconnect exhaust system at clamp -arrow-.
Caution

further than 10°.

Note


• Dimension -a- = 100 ... 110 mm

ment plate .
plate .
Note
The support element -C- on the adjustment

Protected plate is not
by copyright. used.
Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
vehicle.


Note


nections.
2.2 Installing gearbox

♦ High-temperature grease - G 052 133 A2-
Procedure
Note
♦ The special tools required are listed in the procedure for “Re‐
moving gearbox” ⇒ page 47 .
♦ Renew bolts which are tightened by turning through a speci‐
fied angle.
♦ Renew self-locking nuts and bolts, and O-rings, seals, and
gaskets.
♦ Secure all hose connections with the correct type of hose clips
(same as original equipment) ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue .
♦ Re-attach all cable ties at the same locations when re-instal‐
ling.

• Tightening torques
⇒ “2.3 Tightening torques for gearbox”, page 87
– Check needle bearing -arrow- in crankshaft. If it is damaged
or has visible blue discolouration, it must be renewed ⇒ Rep.
gr. 13 ; Crankshaft; Renewing needle bearing in crankshaft .
– If it is not damaged, lubricate lightly with high-temperature
grease - G 052 133 A2- .
– The end of the gearbox shaft (not the splines) should also be
greased lightly.

– If not already fitted, install dowel sleeves -A- for centralising

engine/gearbox in cylinder block.
Note
If the dowel sleeves are not fitted, the resulting misalignment of

the engine and gearbox will destroy the needle bearing in the
crankshaft.
– Carefully raise gearbox using engine and gearbox jack - V.A.G

1383 A- and position correctly using gearbox support - 3282- .
– Join gearbox to engine, taking care not to trap wiring or other
connections.
Note
♦ It should be possible to bring the engine and gearbox together

by hand so that the two flanges make contact all round.
♦ If this is not the case, readjust the gearbox support so that the
engine and gearbox are fully in line.
– Secure gearbox to engine.
Note
The bolt -3- is only accessible through the opening where the
starter has been removed.
– Detach gearbox support - 3282- from gearbox.

– Raise engine/gearbox assembly via spindles of support brack‐
et - 10-222A- .
– Align engine/gearbox assembly in installation position. To do
so, raise engine/gearbox assembly until gearbox makes full
contact with gearbox mounting.

Caution
The threads in the gearbox can be damaged if the bolts are not
inserted straight.
♦ Before fitting the bolts -arrows-, the gearbox and the gear‐
box mounting must be aligned so they are parallel. If
necessary, press gearbox up with engine and gearbox
jack - V.A.G 1383 A- .
– Hand-tighten bolts -arrows- initially.

– Check adjustment of assembly mountings. Adjust assembly
mountings if necessary ⇒ Rep. gr. 10 ; Assembly mountings;
Adjusting assembly mountings .
WARNING
Risk of accident!
♦ Do not remove support bracket - 10-222 A- until all bolts
for the assembly mounting have been tightened to speci‐
fied torque and the subframe is installed.

Vehicles with breather pipe -B- at gearbox breather opening

– If new gearbox was installed: remove breather cap -A- and fit
breather pipe -B- onto gearbox breather opening -C-.
– Secure breather pipe -B- with retaining clips.
All vehicles
– Install drive shaft ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.
40 ; Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft .
– Install exhaust system and perform stress-free alignment ⇒
Rep. gr. 26 ; Exhaust pipes/silencers; Stress-free alignment
of exhaust system .
– Detach support bracket - 10-222A- from engine.
– Install air pipes and air hoses ⇒ Rep. gr. 21 ; Charge air
system; Exploded view - charge air system .
– Install wheel spoiler (front left) ⇒ General body repairs, exte‐
rior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Wheel housing liners; Exploded view - wheel
housing liner (front) .
– Connect selector lever cable to dual clutch gearbox
⇒ page 39 .
–Protected
Install bevel box ⇒ page 120 .
–permitted
Install subframe ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.
40 ; Subframe; Removing and installing subframe without

steering rack .
– Install starter ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Starter; Re‐
moving and installing starter .
– Electrical connections and routing ⇒ Current flow diagrams,
Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.
– Install battery tray and battery ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr.
27 ; Battery; Removing and installing battery tray .
– Check coolant level ⇒ Rep. gr. 19 ; Cooling system/coolant;
Draining and filling cooling system .
2.3 Tightening torques for gearbox
Note
♦ Tightening torques apply only to lightly greased, oiled,

phosphated or black-finished nuts and bolts.
♦ Additional lubricant such as engine or gear oil may be used,
but do not use graphite lubricant.
♦ Do not use parts which have been degreased.
♦ Tolerance for tightening torques is ± 15%.

Assembly mountings
⇒ “5.1 Exploded view - assembly mountings”, page 92
Gearbox to 2.0 ltr. TFSI/TDI engine:
Item Bolt Nm
1, 2, 3 M12x55 80
4 M12x65 80
5, 6, 7 M10x50 40
8 M12x70 80
A Dowel sleeves for centralising
Gearbox to 2.5 ltr. TFSI engine:

Item Bolt Nm
1 M12x65 80
2, 3, 4 M12x70 80
5, 6, 7 M10x60 40
8 1) M12x95 80
A Dowel sleeves for centralising
• 1) Screwed into gearbox from engine side.

3 Transporting gearbox
♦ Gearbox lifting tackle - 3336-
♦ Workshop hoist - VAS 6100-
Procedure
– Bolt gearbox lifting tackle - 3336- to gearbox. Engage in recess
in housing -arrow-.
A - Bevel box detached:

– Set support arm on sliding bracket by means of locking pin
-arrow-.permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
• Number of holes visible = 4
3. Transporting gearbox 89
B - Bevel box attached:

– Set support arm on sliding bracket by means of locking pin
-arrow-.
• Number of holes visible = 8
– With gearbox lifting tackle - 3336- attached, take up gearbox
using workshop hoist - VAS 6100- .

4 Securing to engine and gearbox sup‐

port
♦ Retaining plate - VW 309-
♦ Gearbox support - VW 353-
♦ Engine and gearbox support - VAS 6095-
Securing gearbox to engine and gearbox support
– Secure gearbox to gearbox support - VW 353- and fit into en‐
gine and gearbox support - VW 309- using support plate - VAS
6095- .
WARNING
Oil can escape when the gearbox is rotated in the support

clamp.
♦ The breather on the gearbox housing must be sealed off
if the gearbox (with oil filling) is turned on the engine and
gearbox support so that the breather faces downwards.
4. Securing to engine and gearbox support 91

5 Assembly mountings
⇒ “5.1 Exploded view - assembly mountings”, page 92
5.1 Exploded view - assembly mountings
1 - Engine support
❑ Different versions avail‐
able; for correct version
refer to ⇒ Electronic
parts catalogue
2 - Bolt Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
❑ Tightening torque ⇒with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
Rep. gr. 10 ; Assembly
mountings; Exploded
view - assembly mount‐
ings
3 - Engine mounting
❑ With support arm
❑ Different versions avail‐
able; for correct version
refer to ⇒ Electronic
parts catalogue
⇒ Rep. gr. 10 ; Assem‐
bly mountings; Remov‐
ing and installing engine
mounting
4, 5, 6 - Bolt
❑ Tightening torque ⇒
mountings; Exploded
ings
7 - Pendulum support
8, 9, 10 - Bolt
❑ Tightening torque ⇒
mountings; Exploded
ings
11 - Bolt
❑ Renew
❑ 60 Nm +90°
12 - Bolt
❑ Renew
❑ 60 Nm +90°
13 - Gearbox mounting
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ Rep. gr. 10 ; Assembly mountings; Removing and installing gearbox mounting

6 Bevel box
⇒ “6.1 Removing bevel box”, page 93
⇒ “6.2 Installing bevel box”, page 120
6.1 Removing bevel box

⇒ “6.1.1 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine
(TD6)”, page 93
⇒ “6.1.2 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine
(TA9)”, page 98
⇒ “6.1.3 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.5 ltr. TFSI engine”,
page 103
⇒ “6.1.4 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine
(TL4)”, page 109
⇒ “6.1.5 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine
(T0N, T1I)”, page 115
6.1.1 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine (TD6)

equipment required
♦ Multi-purpose tool - VW
771-
♦ Socket (8 mm) - 3247-
♦ Engine and gearbox sup‐
port supplement - VW
540/1 B-
♦ Puller - T10472-
6. Bevel box 93
♦ Extension -2024A/1-
Removing
– Remove front wheel (right-side) ⇒ Running gear, axles, steer‐
ing; Rep. gr. 44 ; Wheels, tyres .
– Remove noise insulation -1- ⇒ General body repairs, exterior;
Rep. gr. 66 ; Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise
insulation .
– Unplug electrical connector -1- at oil level and oil temperature
sender - G266- .
– Unclip bracket -2- for electrical wiring leading to oil level and
oil temperature sender - G266- at subframe.
– Unscrew nut -arrow- for coupling rod on anti-roll bar (right-

side).
– If fitted, unscrew nut for bracket for front right vehicle level
sender - G289- .

– Remove nuts -arrows- securing swivel joint (right-side).

– Disengage swivel joint (right-side) from wishbone.
– Detach drive shaft (right-side) from bevel box and tie up ⇒
Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive shaft; Re‐
moving and installing drive shaft .
Note
– Swivel suspension strut (right-side) outwards and support with

extension -2024A/1- , as shown in illustration.
WARNING
Risk of accident if parts of support are not properly secured.

♦ Secure locking pin and swivel joint with retaining clip
-arrow- and nut -1-.
– Remove bolts -arrows- and detach heat shield -1-.
– Mark position of flexible coupling relative to bevel box flange

for re-installation.
– Remove bolts -arrows- securing flexible coupling of propshaft
to bevel box (counterhold triangular flange with suitable lever).
6. Bevel box 95
– Remove bolt -1- for pendulum support and push engine/gear‐

box assembly forwards -arrow- until it is possible to re-install
bolt.
– Detach propshaft from bevel box.
Caution
The seal -arrow- in the propshaft flange can be damaged.

♦ Push propshaft towards the rear and to the right side of
the vehicle asProtected
far asbypossible.
copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Note
The propshaft must be renewed if the oil seal is damaged.
– Remove bolts -arrows- and detach bracket -1-.
– Remove bolts -arrows 1, 2- and detach bracket for bevel box.

– Remove top bolts -1- securing bevel box to gearbox.
Note
Use a jointed socket wrench -2- to unscrew bolts.
– Loosen bottom bolts -arrows- securing bevel box to gearbox:

unscrew only as far as dimension -a-.
Note
This prevents the gearbox from dropping out when it is slackened

with multi-purpose tool - VW 771- .
– Attach puller - T10472- to bevel box, as shown in illustration.
– Prepare multi-purpose tool - VW 771- with a washer -a- and 2

sleeves from engineProtected
and gearbox support supplement - VW
540/1 B- , as shownpermitted
in illustration.
6. Bevel box 97
– Secure multi-purpose tool - VW 771- to puller - T10472- and

detach bevel box from gearbox.
– Remove multi-purpose tool and puller.
– Remove bottom bolts and remove bevel box.
6.1.2 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine (TA9)

equipment required
771-
♦ Socket (8 mm) - 3247-
540/1 B-
♦ Puller - T10472-

Removing
insulation .

sender - G266- .

side).
sender - G289- .
6. Bevel box 99

Note

WARNING

-arrow- and nut -1-. permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability



bolt.
Caution

the vehicle as far as possible.
Note
Note
Place cloth below connection to catch escaping engine oil.
– Remove bolt -2-, disconnect oilProtected

supply by connection
copyright. Copying-1-
for from
private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
cylinder block and press to onepermitted

side. unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
– Remove nuts -1- and detach heat shield for drive shaft (right-
side).
6. Bevel box 101

– Remove bolts -1, 3- and detach support for turbocharger.
Note

Note



sleeves from engine and gearbox support supplement - VW
540/1 B- , as shown in illustration.

6.1.3 Removing bevel box Protected

- vehicles
permitted with by2.5
unless authorised AUDI ltr. TFSI
AG. AUDI engine
AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
6. Bevel box 103


equipment required
771-
♦ Socket (8 mm) - 3247-
540/1 B-
♦ Puller - T10472-

Removing
insulation .
– Remove catalytic converters ⇒ Rep. gr. 26 ; Emission control
system; Removing and installing catalytic converter .

side).
– If fitted, unscrew nut -4- for bracket for front right vehicle level
sender - G289- .
Note
Disregard -items 1, 2, 3-.
– Remove nuts -1- and detach heat shield for drive shaft (right-
side).
6. Bevel box 105


Note

WARNING

– Remove bolts -1, 2, 3- and detach bracket for starter catalytic

converter.



bolt.
Caution

Note
– Remove bolts -1- and -2- and detach bracket for starter cata‐
lytic converter. Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Note
Disregard -item 3-.
– Remove bolts -1, 2, 3- and detach bracket for bevel box.
6. Bevel box 107

Note

Note




6.1.4 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine (TL4)

equipment required
771-
♦ Socket (8 mm) - 3247-
540/1 B-
♦ Puller - T10472-
6. Bevel box 109

Removing
insulation .
– Remove nuts -1, 2- and detach bracket for particulate filter.
– Remove bolts -arrows- for exhaust pipe bracket.

– Remove engine cover panel ⇒ Rep. gr. 10 ; Engine cover

panel; Removing and installing engine cover panel .
– Loosen bolt -2- and remove clamp.
Note
– Remove bolt -arrow- on upper bracket for particulate filter.

– Tie up particulate filter towards rear.
– Loosen fasteners -arrows- and remove noise
permitted insulation
unless authorised bypanel
AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
-1- for oil pan. with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
6. Bevel box 111


sender - G266- .

side).
sender - G289- .

– Disengage swivel joint (right-side) from wishbone. permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
– Remove drive shaft (right-side) ⇒ Running gear, axles, steer‐
ing; Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive
shaft .
Note

WARNING




bolt.
Caution

Note
Note
Place a cloth underneath to catch escaping engine oil.
– Remove banjo bolt -4- and bolts -1 and 2- and detach support
-3- for turbocharger.
6. Bevel box 113

– Remove bolts (-arrows 1 and 2-).
– Press bracket for bevel box -1- downwards in direction of

-arrow A- at actuator -2- for exhaust gas recirculation cooler,
and detach bracket by turning slightly -arrow B-.
– Remove top bolts -arrows- securing bevel box to gearbox.
Note
Use a jointed socket wrench -2- to unscrew bolts at top right.

Note




6.1.5 Removing bevel box - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine (T0N, T1I)
6. Bevel box 115


equipment required
771-
♦ Socket (8 mm) - 3247-
540/1 B-
♦ Puller - T10472-

Removing
insulation .

sender - G266- .

side).
sender - G289- .

Note
6. Bevel box 117


WARNING



bolt.

Caution

Note
– Remove exhaust gas recirculation cooler ⇒ Rep. gr. 26 ; Ex‐

haust gas recirculation; Removing and installing exhaust gas
recirculation cooler .
Note

Note

6. Bevel box 119



6.2 Installing bevel box

⇒ “6.2.1 Installing bevel box”, page 120
⇒ “6.2.2 Tightening torques for bevel box”, page 122
6.2.1 Installing bevel box

♦ Grease for clutch plate splines ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue
Installing
• Tightening torques
⇒ “6.2.2 Tightening torques for bevel box”, page 122

– Grease splines on bevel box.

– Fit new circlip -1- on stub shaft.
Caution
Risk of damage to gearbox or bevel box.

♦ To enable the circlip on the stub shaft to engage properly
in the differential bevel gear, strike the end face of the
splined shaft with a plastic hammer.
♦ Do not attempt to pull the bevel box onto the gearbox by
force by tightening the securing bolts.
– Insert bevel box and press onto gearbox as far as stop.
Note
If the splines are not aligned (and the bevel box can therefore not
be pressed onto the gearbox), turn the stub shaft.
– If the splines are correctly positioned and the components are

located centrally, the bevel box will slide against the gearbox
onto the stop.
– Secure bevel box ⇒ page 122 .
– Secure bracket for bevel box ⇒ page 123 .
– Install pendulum support ⇒ Rep. gr. 10 ; Assembly mountings;
Exploded view - assembly mountings .
6. Bevel box 121

Caution
Risk of damage to oil seal -arrow- in propshaft flange.

♦ Press engine/gearbox assembly towards plenum cham‐
ber partition panel; at the same time carefully inserting
guide pin on bevel box into propshaft flange.
– Secure propshaft ⇒ Rep. gr. 39 ; Propshaft; RemovingProtected

and by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
installing propshaft . permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
– Install exhaust system and perform stress-free alignment ⇒
Rep. gr. 26 ; Exhaust pipes/silencers; Exploded view - silenc‐
ers .
– Install drive shaft ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.
40 ; Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft .
– Install wishbone and swivel joint ⇒ Running gear, axles, steer‐
ing; Rep. gr. 40 ; Lower wishbone, swivel joint; Exploded view
- lower wishbone, swivel joint .
– Install coupling rod ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.
40 ; Subframe; Exploded view - subframe .
– Install noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep.
gr. 66 ; Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise insu‐
lation .
– Fit front wheel (right-side) ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering;
Rep. gr. 44 ; Wheels, tyres .
– Check gear oil level in bevel box ⇒ page 159 .
6.2.2 Tightening torques for bevel box

Bevel box to dual clutch gearbox - tightening torque
Note
Renew bolts which are tightened by turning through a specified

angle.
– Tighten bolts in stages as follows:

Stage Bolts Tightening torque/angle specification
1. -arrows- Screw in by hand until contact is made
2. -arrows- 40 Nm in diagonal sequence
3. -arrows- Turn 90° further in diagonal sequence

Bracket for bevel box for vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI/TDI engine:
tightening torque and sequence
– Install bolts as follows:
1- M10x45
2- M10x21
3- M20x45
Stage Bolts Tightening torque
1. -1, 3- Screw in by hand until contact is made
2. -2- 40 Nm
3. -1, 3- 40 Nm
Bracket for bevel box for vehicles with 2.5 ltr. TFSI engine: tight‐
ening torque and sequence
Stage Bolts Tightening torque
1. -1, 2, 3- Screw in by hand until contact is made
2. -2- 8 Nm
3. -1, 3- 8 Nm
4. -2- 40 Nm
5. -1, 3- 40 Nm
6. Bevel box 123

7 Gear oil circuit

⇒ “7.1 Overview - gear oil circuit”, page 124
⇒ “7.2 Removing and installing gear oil cooler”, page 124
⇒ “7.3 Removing and installing gear oil filter”, page 126
7.1 Overview - gear oil circuit
Note
-Items 1 … 10- and -18 … 36- can be disregarded here.
11 - O-ring
❑ Renew
12 - Gear oil cooler
⇒ page 124
13 - Bolt
❑ 15 Nm +60°
14 - Filter housing
❑ 50 Nm
15 - O-ring
❑ Renew
16 - Heat shield
17 - Gear oil filter
❑ Notes on oil and filter
change ⇒ page 7
⇒ page 126
7.2 Removing and installing gear oil cooler


♦ Hose clamps, up to 25 mm - 3094-
Removing
WARNING
Risk of scalding from hot steam and hot coolant.

♦ The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is
hot.
♦ Cover filler cap on expansion tank with a cloth and open
carefully to release pressure.
– Open filler cap -arrow- on expansion tank.

Note
coolant. Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
nect hoses.
7. Gear oil circuit 125

Note
Place a cloth around the gear oil cooler to catch escaping gear
oil.
– Remove bolts -arrows- and detach gear oil cooler -A-.
Caution
Risk of contamination of gear oil.

♦ Do not allow coolant to drip into gearbox.
Installing
Note
♦ Renew O-rings -arrows-.

♦ If the sealing surface on the gear oil cooler is damaged, the
gear oil cooler must be renewed.
– Carefully fit gear oil cooler -A-, paying attention to sealing sur‐
face and O-rings.
– Check coolant level ⇒ Rep. gr. 19 ; Cooling system/coolant;
Draining and filling cooling system .
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ “7.1 Overview - gear oil circuit”, page 124
7.3 Removing and installing gear oil filter
Note
♦ The gear oil filter does not normally have to be renewed.

♦ When does the gear oil filter have to be changed? ⇒ page 7 .

♦ Used oil collection and extraction unit - VAS 6622A-
Removing
insulation .
Vehicles with TDI engine:

– Remove bolts -2, 5 and arrows-.
– Release hose clip -3- and detach air pipe (left-side) from be‐
low.
– Place used oil collection and extraction unit - VAS 6622A- be‐
low gearbox.
Caution
Risk of contamination from gear oil.

♦ A large amount of gear oil escapes when the filter housing
is unscrewed. Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
♦ Thoroughly clean off any oil that has spilled on gearbox.
– First unscrew filter housing -1- approx. 7 turns.

– Wait approx. 10 seconds.
This will enable the oil in the filter housing to drain back into the
gearbox.
– Unscrew filter housing -1- and detach.
– Renew heat shield -2- if missing or damaged.
7. Gear oil circuit 127

Installing
– Install gear oil filter with collar -arrow- facing downwards.
– Screw in and tighten filter housing.
– Fill up gear oil ⇒ page 140 .
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ “7.1 Overview - gear oil circuit”, page 124

8 Mechatronic unit
⇒ “8.1 Exploded view - mechatronic unit”, page 129
⇒ “8.2 Removing and installing oil pan”, page 130
⇒ “8.3 Removing and installing mechatronic unit”, page 135
⇒ “8.4 Removing and installing gearbox input speed sender
G182 / clutch temperature sender G509 ”, page 138
8.1 Exploded view - mechatronic unit
Note
-Items 1 ... 23- can be disregarded here.
24 - Seal
❑ Renew
25 - Oil drain plug Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
❑ For gear oil permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
❑ 20 Nm
26 - Overflow pipe
❑ 3 Nm
Caution
Keep
♦ exactly to specified
torque.
The
♦ overflow pipe can
break between the
thread and the collar.
Note
♦ The overflow pipe is available in

different colours and lengths.
♦ If the overflow pipe has to re‐
newed it is important to install the
correct version for the gearbox ⇒
Electronic parts catalogue .
♦ Do not install an overflow pipe
intended for a different gearbox.
The overflow pipe determines
the oil level in the gearbox.
♦ Installing a different type of over‐
flow pipe will cause overfilling or
underfilling of the gearbox.
8. Mechatronic unit 129

27 - Seal
❑ Renew
28 - Inspection plug
❑ For gear oil
❑ 45 Nm
29 - Bolt
❑ 10 Nm
30 - Gearbox input speed sender - G182- / clutch temperature sender - G509-
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 138
31 - Mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743-
❑ Renew after removing
32 - Bolt
❑ 9x
❑ Renew
❑ Tightening torque and sequence ⇒ page 130
33 - Oil pan
❑ With gasket
❑ Renew
34 - Bolt
❑ Renew
❑ 8 Nm +60°
35 - Securing clip
❑ Renew
36 - O-ring
Mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743- : tightening tor‐

que and sequence
• The mechatronic unit must not be re-installed after removal as
there is a risk of leaks.
• The bolts must be renewed.
– Tighten bolts in 3 stages in the sequence shown:
Stage Bolts Tightening torque/angle specification
1. -1 … 9- Screw in by hand until contact is made
2. -1 … 9- 8 Nm
3. -1 … 9- Turn 45° further
8.2 Removing and installing oil pan


Removing
Caution
Risk of damage to the gearbox.

♦ Do not run the engine or tow the vehicle with the oil pan
removed or when there is no gear oil in the gearbox.
Note


insulation .

Vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI/TDI engine:

– Release hose clips -1- and -2- and remove air hose.

Vehicles with 2.5 ltr. TFSI engine:

– Remove nut -1- and bolt -2- and push coolant pipe on gearbox
slightly to one side.
Note
Disregard -arrows-.

– Release hose clip -2- securing air pipe.
Note
– Remove nuts -arrows-.

– Detach electrical wiring from bracket -A- at front of gearbox.

– Remove nuts -arrow- from bolts for oil pan and remove bracket
-A-.
Note
-Items B and C- can be disregarded.

– Drain off gear oil ⇒ page 146 .
Caution
Mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743- can be irrep‐

arably damaged by electrostatic discharge.
♦ Do not touch contact pins in connector for mechatronic
unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743- with bare hands.
– Touch an earthed metal object, such as a heater radiator or

lifting platform with your hand (without gloves) to discharge
static electricity.

– Turn fastener anti-clockwise -arrow- and unplug and detach

electrical connector on gearbox.
– Place used oil collection and extraction unit - VAS 6622- below
gearbox.
– Remove securing clip -3-.
– Loosen bolts -1- in diagonal sequence and remove.
– Detach oil pan -2- (if necessary, knock oil pan loose by striking
lightly with a rubber-headed hammer).
Note
Allow remaining gear oil in oil pan to drain off into used oil collec‐
tion and extraction unit - VAS 6622- .
Installing
Note
Renew oil pan, bolts for oil pan and securing clip.
– Clean sealing surfaces on gearbox housing; they must be free

from oil and grease.
– Lightly lubricate O-ring on connector for mechatronic unit for
dual clutch gearbox - J743- with gear oil.

– Fit new oil pan -2- and tighten new bolts -1- in diagonal se‐
quence and in several stages.
Note
Make sure no electrical wiring is trapped when fitting oil pan.
– Install new securing clip -3-.

• Angled side of securing clip faces gearbox.
– Plug in connector for mechatronic unit on gearbox and lock
connector.
– Install air pipes and air hoses ⇒ Rep. gr. 21 ; Charge air
system; Exploded view - charge air system .
– Install wheel spoiler (front left) ⇒ General body repairs, exte‐
rior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Wheel housing liners; Exploded view - wheel
housing liner (front) .
– Fill up with gear oil ⇒ page 146 and check gear oil level
⇒ page 140 .
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ “8.1 Exploded view - mechatronic unit”, page 129
8.3 Removing and installing mechatronic

unit
Removing
Caution

Note

– Remove oil pan ⇒ page 130 .
Caution
The mechatronic unit can be irreparably damaged by electro‐

static discharge.
♦ Do not touch the contact pins in the connector with bare
hands.
– Touch an earthed metal object, such as a heater radiator or

lifting platform with your hand (without gloves) to discharge
static electricity.

Caution
The electrical wiring can be damaged.

♦ Do not pull on the electrical wiring.
♦ Work very carefully and do not use force. The catch on
connector -2- can break off. If this happens, the mecha‐
tronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743- must be re‐
newed.
– Using a small screwdriver, carefully release connector -1- for

gearbox input speed sender - G182- and clutch temperature
sender - G509- and unplug connector.
Note
-G182- and -G509- will have to be renewed if the electrical wiring

is damaged.
– Loosen bolts -arrows- in diagonal sequence and remove.

– Carefully detach mechatronic unit -1-.
Caution
The mechatronic unit can be damaged.

• When handling the mechatronic unit only take hold of the
housing and the solenoid valves; put it down on the hous‐
ing and the solenoid valves.

Handling mechatronic unit

– Take out mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743- .
Putting down the mechatronic unit correctly

– Put down the mechatronic unit so that the sensors -arrows-
face upwards.
Installing
Note
Renew bolts for mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743- .
Caution
The mechatronic unit can be damaged.

• When handling the mechatronic unit only take hold of the
housing and the solenoid valves; put it down on the hous‐
ing and the solenoid valves.
The mechatronic unit can be irreparably damaged by electro‐
static discharge.
♦ Do not touch the contact pins in the connector with bare
hands.
– Before touching the mechatronic unit, touch an earthed metal

object, such as a heater radiator or lifting platform with your
hand (without gloves) to discharge static electricity.

– Carefully fit mechatronic unit -1- into gearbox.

• The electrical wiring for -G182- and -G509- must not become
trapped.
– Tighten bolts -arrows- for mechatronic unit for dual clutch
gearbox - J743- ⇒ page 130 .
Caution
There is a risk of damage to the catch on the connector.

• Work very carefully and do not use force. The catch on
connector -2- can break off. If this should happen, the
connector will not be secure and the mechatronic unit for
dual clutch gearbox - J743- must be renewed.
– Plug in and lock
permitted unless connector -1- AG.
authorised by AUDI onAUDI
-G182- and
AG does -G509-or. accept any liability
not guarantee
– Then check that catch -2- is not damaged.
– Install oil pan ⇒ page 130 .
⇒ page 140 .
– Perform Basic setting ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
Tightening torques
8.4 Removing and installing gearbox input

speed sender - G182- / clutch tempera‐
ture sender - G509-
Removing
Caution


Note

– Remove oil pan ⇒ page 130 .

– Remove mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743-
⇒ page 135 .
Caution
The electrical wiring can be damaged.

♦ Do not pull on the electrical wiring.
– Remove bolt -2- and pull out sender -1-.

Installing
The old sender should Protected
only bebyre-installed if:for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
copyright. Copying
• The sender is in proper working condition.
• The wire was not pulled when removing the sender.

Otherwise install a new sender.
– Lightly lubricate gearbox input speed sender - G182- / clutch
temperature sender - G509- with gear oil before installing.
– Install mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox - J743-
⇒ page 135 .
– Install oil pan ⇒ page 130 .
⇒ page 140 .
– Perform Basic setting ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
Tightening torques

9 Gear oil
⇒ “9.1 Checking gear oil level”, page 140
⇒ “9.2 Draining and filling gear oil”, page 146
9.1 Checking gear oil level

♦ Adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A-
♦ If necessary, adapter - VAS 6262/6-

♦ 1 litre ATF container (genuine replacement part). gear oil for

dual clutch gearbox; for part number refer to ⇒ Electronic parts
catalogue .
♦ Vehicle diagnostic tester

♦ Safety goggles
♦ Protective gloves (acid resistant)
Measure length of breather pipe on adapter for oil filling - VAS
6262 A- and shorten if necessary.
To ensure that breather pipe of adapter for oil filling -VAS 6262
A- does not make contact with bottom of oil container, breather
pipe must be shortened to dimension -a-.
Note Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Dimension -a- is measured from stem (green area in magnified
view) of adapter for oil filling -VAS 6262 A- .
9. Gear oil 141

– Mark length on breather pipe and shorten breather pipe using

pipe cutter -6056/2- .
– Clean adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- .
Procedure
Note

♦ Please refer to general notes on “Environmental and waste
disposal regulations for oil” ⇒ page 8 .
WARNING
Risk of injury.
♦ Put on safety goggles.
♦ Wear protective gloves (acid resistant).
♦ When working close to the radiator maintain a safe dis‐
tance from the fan - fan may switch on automatically.
Accidents can be caused if a gear is inadvertently engaged
while the engine is running.
Caution

♦ The engine must NOT be started if there is only little or no
oil left in the gearbox after repair work or after excessive
loss of oil.
♦ After repair work or after excessive loss of oil, put in a
suitable amount of gear oil before proceeding.
the 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH; refer to ⇒ Electronic
parts catalogue .
gearbox.
♦ The adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- must be clean; the
gear oil must not be mixed with any other types of oil.

– Measure length of breather pipe on adapter for oil filling - VAS

6262 A- and shorten if necessary ⇒ page 141 .
Test conditions
• Gearbox not in backup mode (emergency running mode)
• Vehicle must be absolutely horizontal (on a four-pillar lifting
platform or over an inspection pit).
• Selector lever is in position “P”.
• Parking brake button must be pulled up to apply the electro‐
mechanical parking brake.
• Extraction hoses of an exhaust gas extractor connected and
extractor switched on.
• Engine idling.
• Air conditioner and heating switched off.
Reading off gear oil temperature
Note
♦ The gear oil level varies according to the oil temperature: if the
oil temperature is too low, this will result in overfilling; if it is too
high this will result in underfilling.
♦ An incorrect gear oil level will impair the function of the gear‐
box.
♦ The gearbox oil temperature at the beginning of the test must
not be higher than 30° C. If necessary, allow the gearbox to
cool down before testing.
♦ Test temperature: 35 - 45 °C
– Connect vehicle diagnostic tester -arrow- and identify vehicle

in Guided Functions .
– Select 02 - Gearbox electronics .
– Select 02 - Read measured values .
– Read off measurement for gearbox oil temperature.
• Specification at commencement of test: Not higher than 30 °
C, otherwise allow gearbox to cool down.
Checking gear oil level

Rep. gr. 66 ; Noise insulation; Removing and permitted
installing noise
insulation . with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
– Place used oil collection and extraction unit - VAS 6622A- be‐
low gearbox.
9. Gear oil 143

• Engine running at idling speed and selector lever in “P”.

– Unscrew inspection plug -arrow-.
• The gear oil that has collected in the overflow pipe -arrow 2-
will drain off first.
Note
Regardless of the gear oil level itself, a certain amount of gear oil
will always drain off when inspection plug -arrow 1- is opened.
– Check that overflow pipe is securely screwed into inspection

plug opening.
Note
The gear oil level cannot be checked reliably if the overflow pipe
is loose.
• The gear oil level is correct if a small amount of oil drains out
when the oil temperature is between 35 and 45 °C (the oil level
rises as the oil temperature continues to increase).
Note
♦ Every 30 seconds a small surge of oil will come out of the

overflow pipe, regardless of the oil level (this is caused by the
intermittent supply of cooling oil to the multiple clutch). This
surge of oil is not relevant when checking the gear oil level and
can be disregarded.
♦ Do not re-use drained-off gear oil.by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
Protected
– If gear oil level is OK, carry out final steps ⇒ page 145 .
Filling up with gear oil

– If no gear oil drains out when the oil temperature is between
35°C and 45°C, top up gear oil as follows.
– Shake container before opening.
– Screw container of dual clutch gearbox oil onto adapter for oil
filling - VAS 6262 A- .
Note
If thread on container does not fit onto adapter for oil filling - VAS
6262 A- , use adapter - VAS 6262/6- .

– Screw adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- hand-tight into

opening for inspection plug.
– Hold container with adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- as high
as possible over dual clutch gearbox and let gear oil run into
gearbox.
– To check whether enough oil has run into dual clutch gearbox,
detach quick-release coupling on adapter for oil filling - VAS
6262 A- at regular intervals and plug the connection with a
finger or a clean plug.
• The gear oil that has collected in the overflow pipe -arrow 2-
will drain off first.
Note
Regardless of the gear oil level, a certain amount of gear oil will
always drain off.
• The gear oil level is correct if a small amount of oil drains out
when the oil temperature is between 35 and 45 °C (the oil level
rises as the oil temperature continues to increase).
Note
♦ Every 30 seconds a small surge of oil will come out of the

overflow pipe, regardless of the oil level (this is caused by the
intermittent supply of cooling oil to the multiple clutch). This
surge of oil is not relevant when checking the gear oil level and
can be disregarded.
♦ Do not re-use drained-off gear oil.
♦ Check the gear oil temperature on the vehicle diagnostic tester
while filling the gearbox with oil. Stop filling and allow the gear‐
box to cool down if the temperature exceeds 45 °C.
– If gear oil level is OK, carry out final steps ⇒ page 145 .
Final steps
Note
Renew seal -arrow- for inspection plug.

– Unscrew adapter for oil fillingunless
permitted - VAS 6262byA-
authorised from
AUDI gearbox.
AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
9. Gear oil 145

– Tighten inspection plug -arrow-.

– Switch off ignition and unplug diagnostic connector.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Noise insula‐
tion; Exploded view - noise insulation
9.2 Draining and filling gear oil

♦ Adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A-

♦ 1 litre ATF container (genuine replacement part). gear oil for

dual clutch gearbox; for part number refer to ⇒ Electronic parts
catalogue .
♦ Safety goggles
Procedure
Note

♦ Please refer to general notes on “Environmental and waste
disposal regulations for oil” ⇒ page 8 .
WARNING
Risk of injury.
♦ When working close to the radiator maintain a safe dis‐
tance from the fan - fan may switch on automatically.
Accidents can be caused if a gear is inadvertently engaged
while the engine is running.
9. Gear oil 147

Caution

♦ The engine must NOT be started if there is only little or no
oil left in the gearbox after repair work or after excessive
loss of oil.
♦ After repair work or after excessive loss of oil, put in a
suitable amount of gear oil before proceeding.
the 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0BH; refer to ⇒ Electronic
parts catalogue .
gearbox.
♦ The adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- must be clean; the
gear oil must not be mixed with any other types of oil.
– Measure length of breather pipe on adapter for oil filling - VAS

6262 A- and shorten if necessary ⇒ page 141 .
Test conditions
• Gearbox not in backup mode (emergency running mode)
• Selector lever is in position “P”.
• Parking brake button must be pulled up to apply the electro‐
mechanical parking brake.
• Engine not running.
Draining off gear oil

insulation .
gearbox.
– Unscrew inspection plug -arrow-.
• The gear oil that has collected in the overflow pipe will drain
off first.
– Unscrew overflow pipe and allow gear oil to drain.

– Unscrew oil drain plug -arrow- from mechatronic unit.
Note
♦ Use a suitable strip of metal or similar to catch the gear oil as

it comes out and allow it to run into the used oil collection and
extraction unit .
♦ Approx. 1.2 ltr. of oil will now drain out.
– Fit new seal on oil drain plug of mechatronic unit and tighten
plug.
Filling up with gear oil

– Screw in overflow pipe -arrow- again as far as stop and tighten.
– Shake container before opening.

– Screw container of gear oil for dual clutch gearbox onto adapt‐
er for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- .
Note Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
If thread on container does not fit onto adapter for oil filling - VAS
6262 A- , use adapter - VAS 6262/6- .
– Screw adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- hand-tight into

opening for inspection plug.
– Hold container with adapter for oil filling - VAS 6262 A- as high
as possible over dual clutch gearbox and let 5.5 ltr. gear oil
run into gearbox.
– Start engine and run at idling speed.
– Depress brake pedal and select all gear positions “P, R, N, D/
S” one after the other at idling speed, maintaining each posi‐
tion for at least 3 seconds.
– Do not switch off engine
– Check gearbox oil level and top up if necessary ⇒ page 140 .
Tightening torques
9. Gear oil 149

35 – Gears, shafts
1 Dismantling and assembling gears
and shafts
At present there is no provision for dismantling and assembling
gears and shafts.
150 Rep. gr.35 - Gears, shafts

39 – Final drive - differential

1 Gearbox control system
⇒ “1.1 Overview of fitting locations - gearbox control system”,
page 151
⇒ “1.2 Overview of fitting locations - mechatronic unit senders”,
page 152
1.1 Overview of fitting locations - gearbox control system
1 - Brake light switch - F- /

brake pedal switch - F63-
❑ On brake master cylin‐
der
❑ Exploded view ⇒ Rep.
gr. 47 ; Brake servo/
brake master cylinder;
Exploded view - brake
servo/brake master cyl‐
inder
2 - Mechatronic unit for dual
clutch gearbox - J743-
Protected by ❑ Bolted
copyright. onto
Copying frontorof
for private commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
gearbox
permitted unless authorised housing
❑ Exploded view
⇒ page 129
❑ ⇒ “1.2 Overview of fitting
locations - mechatronic
unit senders”,
page 152
3 - Gearbox input speed send‐
er - G182- / clutch temperature
sender - G509-
❑ Bolted onto gearbox
housing
❑ Exploded view
⇒ page 129
4 - Selector lever - E313-
❑ With selector lever sen‐
sors control unit - J587- ,
selector lever lock sole‐
noid - N110- and selec‐
tor lever locked in posi‐
tion P switch - F319-
❑ The components are in‐
tegrated in the printed
circuit of the shift unit; they cannot be renewed separately
❑ Removing and installing selector mechanism ⇒ page 39
5 - Selector lever position display - Y26-
❑ In centre console insert
❑ Overview of fitting locations ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 96 ; Lights; Overview of fitting locations - lights
in centre console
6 - Selector lever position display - Y6-
❑ Integrated into dash panel insert
1. Gearbox control system 151

❑ If the selector lever position display flashes or lights up, please refer to safety functions of gearbox control
unit ⇒ page 10
❑ Cannot be renewed individually
❑ Exploded view of dash panel insert ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 90 ; Dash panel insert; Exploded view
- dash panel insert
7 - Kick-down switch
❑ An adapted value from accelerator position sender - G79- / accelerator position sender 2 - G185- (inte‐
grated in accelerator pedal module) is stored in the engine control unit as the kickdown signal
❑ Signal transmission from engine control unit to gearbox control unit via CAN bus
❑ Exploded view ⇒ Rep. gr. 20 ; Accelerator mechanism; Exploded view - accelerator pedal module
8 - Diagnostic connection
❑ For vehicle diagnostic tester
❑ In footwell on driver's side
❑ Testing all components listed ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester, Guided Fault Finding
1.2 Overview of fitting locations - mechatronic unit senders
A - Gear selector movement

sensor 4 - G490- for reverse
gear and 4th gear
B - Gear selector movement
sensor 1 - G487- for 5th and
1st gear Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
C - Gearbox input speed send‐

er 2 - G612-
D - Gearbox input speed send‐
er 1 - G632-
E - Gearbox oil temperature
sender - G93-
F - Gear selector movement
sensor 2 - G488- for 2nd and
6th gear
G - Gear selector movement
sensor 3 - G489- for 3rd and
7th gear
152 Rep. gr.39 - Final drive - differential

2 Oil seals
⇒ “2.1 Overview of fitting locations - oil seals”, page 153
⇒ “2.2 Renewing oil seal (left-side)”, page 154
⇒ “2.3 Renewing oil seal (right-side)”, page 155
2.1 Overview of fitting locations - oil seals
1 - Gearbox
2 - Oil seal (right-side)
❑ Renewing ⇒ page 155
3 - Oil seal permitted unless authorised by AUDI AG. AUDI AG does not guarantee or accept any liability
❑ For stub shaft on bevel

box (right-side)
❑ For four-wheel drive ve‐
hicles
❑ Renew together with
-item 9- ⇒ page 172
4 - Stub shaft (right-side)
hicles
5 - Needle bearing (polygon
bearing)
❑ Does not turn easily
when stub shaft (right-
side) is removed; this
does not indicate a fault
❑ Acoustic check can only
be performed when in‐
stalled
❑ Check for damage such
as cracking in outer race
6 - Bevel box
7 - Oil seal
❑ For output flange
hicles
8 - Oil seal
❑ On bevel box (left-side) between gearbox and bevel box
❑ For four-wheel drive vehicles
9 - Oil seal
❑ For stub shaft on bevel box (left-side)
❑ For four-wheel drive vehicles
❑ Renew together with -item 3- ⇒ page 172
10 - Oil seal (left-side)
2. Oil seals 153

2.2 Renewing oil seal (left-side)

♦ Puller - T10055-
♦ Electric drill (commercially available)

♦ Metal drill bit ∅ 2 … 4 mm, commercially available
♦ Sealing grease - G 052 128 A1-
Procedure
• Gearbox in vehicle
– Remove drive shaft (left-side) ⇒ Running gear, axles, steer‐
shaft .
– Apply grease to drill bit -3- so that drilling swarf adheres to drill
bit.
Caution
Risk of damage to bearing behind oil seal.

♦ Take care to drill only through the metal ring of the oil seal.
♦ Do not screw in the self-tapping screw too far.
– Seal off opening for drive shaft on gearbox with a clean cloth
-2-.
– Using drill bit ∅ 2 … 4 mm, carefully drill hole in outer metal
ring -1- of oil seal.

– Screw self-tapping screw (approx. 4 mm ∅) into hole drilled in

oil seal.
– Pull out oil seal using puller - T10055- and adapter -
T10055/2- .
Caution

♦ No metal particles must be allowed to enter the gearbox
or the opening for the drive shaft. If necessary, vacuum
out particles before proceeding.
– Carefully remove cloth, taking care not to let metal particles

drop into gearbox.
– Thoroughly clean gearbox and opening for drive shaft.
Note
If it was only possible to remove the metal ring, carefully prise out
the rest of the oil seal using a screwdriver.
– Lightly lubricate outer circumference and sealing lips of new

oil seal with gear oil.
• Installation position: open side of oil seal points towards gear‐
box
– Fit oil seal by hand, keeping it straight and pushing it in as far
as itProtected
will go, so that oil seal is held in gearbox housing.
– Drive in oil seal onto stop using thrust piece - T10457- . Take
care to keep seal straight when installing.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Lower wish‐
bone, swivel joint; Exploded view - lower wishbone, swivel joint
2.3 Renewing oil seal (right-side)

2. Oil seals 155

♦ Extension -2024A/1- for vehicles with front-wheel drive
♦ Thrust piece - T10458- for four-wheel drive vehicles
♦ Thrust piece - T50043- for front-wheel drive vehicles

♦ Extractor tool - T20143-

Procedure
Note
Make sure you do not damage surface coatingProtected

on drive shaft.
WARNING



gearbox.
– Pry out oil seal from dual clutch gearbox using extractor tool -
T20143/1- or - T20143/2- .
2. Oil seals 157

– Lubricate outer circumference of new oil seal with gear oil.

– Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip -arrow- half full
with sealing grease - G 052 128 A1- .

– Drive oil seal in onto stop using thrust piece - T50043- . Make
sure seal remains straight.

– Carefully drive in oil seal as far as stop using thrust piece -
T10458- .
– Install bevel box ⇒ page 120 .
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive shaft;
Exploded view - drive shaft
♦ ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Lower wish‐
bone, swivel joint; Exploded view - lower wishbone, swivel joint

3 Gear oil
⇒ “3.1 Checking gear oil level”, page 159
⇒ “3.2 Draining and filling gear oil”, page 160
3.1 Checking gear oil level
Note
♦ The bevel box is secured to the side of the gearbox and has
a separate self-contained oil filling.
♦ For gear oil specifications, refer to ⇒ Electronic parts cata‐
logue .
Procedure
Note
Renew screw plug for oil filler hole.

insulation .
– If necessary, unbolt heat shield for drive shaft (right-side) from

bevel box, 2 nuts -arrows-.
3. Gear oil 159

Note
Place a cloth below to catch escaping gear oil.
– Remove screw plug -1- from oil filler hole.

• Specification: gear oil level up to bottom lip of filler hole.
• Specification for RS Q3: gear oil level is below filler hole and
therefore cannot be checked.
– Top up gear oil as necessary ⇒ page 160 .
Note
Carefully remove any traces of escaped oil on bevel box.
Tightening torques
♦ Oil filler plug ⇒ Fig. ““Tightening torques”“ , page 164
♦ Heat shield for drive shaft ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering;
Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive shaft; Exploded view - drive shaft .
3.2 Draining and filling gear oil
Note
♦ The gear oil in the bevel box only needs to be drained if repairs
are required. An oil change is not normally required.
♦ For gear oil specifications, refer to ⇒ Electronic parts cata‐
logue .


♦ Charging device for Haldex coupling 2 - VAS 6291 A- with

adapter -VAS 6291/3-
♦ Safety goggles
♦ Injector with hose, max. dia. 6 mm (commercially available)
Draining
Note
Renew oil drain plug and oil filler plug.

insulation .
3. Gear oil 161

gearbox.
WARNING
Hot gear oil can cause burns.

– Remove oil drain plug -2- and allow gear oil to drain off.
– Tighten new oil drain plug.
Filling
– If fitted, remove bolts -arrows- and detach heat shield for drive
shaft (right-side).
– Route hose for charging device for Haldex coupling 2 - VAS
6291 A- through engine compartment.
– Vehicles with particulate filter -A-: Guide hose of charging de‐

vice for Haldex coupling 2 - VAS 6291 A- past particulate filter
on right side.
Note
Leave used oil collection and extraction unit - VAS 6622- in po‐
sition below gearbox to catch escaping gear oil.
– Remove screw plug -1- from oil filler hole.

– Screw in adapter -VAS 6291/3- as far as stop.

– Connect elbow joint of charging device for Haldex coupling 2
- VAS 6291 A- to adapter -VAS 6291/3- , making sure it en‐
gages.
• The hose must not hang down.
– Make sure that valve -arrow- is closed.

– Screw oil container -1- onto charging device for Haldex cou‐
pling 2 - VAS 6291 A- .
Note
For some oil containers, an additional adapter -VAS 6262/6- must

be used.
– Open valve -arrow- and hold up oil container as shown in il‐

lustration.
• The bevel box will now be filled.

• permitted
When bevel
unless box by
authorised is AUDI
filledAG.correctly
AUDI AG does oilnot
will emerge
guarantee at adapter
or accept any liability -
VAS
with 6291/3-
respect .
to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
– When gear oil comes out at adapter - VAS 6291/3- , put down
oil container so that excess oil can drain back into container.
– When oil stops flowing back, detach charging device for Hal‐
dex coupling 2 - VAS 6291 A- .
Audi RS Q3
♦ On the Audi RS Q3 with bevel box 0CP, oil may escape from
the breather opening; identification ⇒ page 2 .
♦ After filling, 100 ml of gear oil must therefore be extracted from
the bevel box.
♦ To do so, use an injector with hose, max. dia. 6 mm (commer‐
cially available).
Continued for all vehicles
– Tighten new oil filler plug.
Note
Carefully remove any traces of escaped oil on bevel box.
3. Gear oil 163

Tightening torques
1- Oil filler plug
• Renew
• 15 Nm
2- Oil drain plug

• Renew
• 15 Nm
♦ Heat shield for drive shaft ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering;

Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive shaft; Exploded view - drive shaft
♦ Exploded view of noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs,
exterior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Noise insulation; Exploded view - noise
insulation

4 Components of bevel box

⇒ “4.1 Exploded view - components of bevel box”, page 165
⇒ “4.2 Renewing oil seals for bevel box”, page 168
4.1 Exploded view - components of bevel

box
⇒ “4.1.1 Exploded view - components of bevel box 0A6”,
page 165
⇒ “4.1.2 Exploded view - components of bevel box 0CP”,
page 167 Protected by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
4.1.1 Exploded view - components of bevel
with respect to the correctness box 0A6
of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
1 - Oil seal
❑ On bevel box between
gearbox and bevel box
2 - Oil seal
box (left-side)
3 - Bevel box
❑ Removing ⇒ page 93
❑ Installing ⇒ page 120
4 - Oil seal
box (right-side)
5 - Circlip
❑ Renew
❑ Fit in annular groove in
stub shaft
6 - O-ring
❑ Renew
❑ Fit in annular groove in
stub shaft
7 - Stub shaft (right-side)
⇒ page 175
8 - Needle bearing (polygon
bearing)
❑ Does not turn easily when stub shaft (right-side) is removed; this does not indicate a fault
❑ Acoustic check can only be performed when installed
❑ Check for damage such as cracking in outer race
9 - Circlip
❑ Renew
4. Components of bevel box 165

❑ Fit in annular groove in stub shaft

10 - Nut
❑ Remove
❑ Renew
❑ Install with locking fluid; for locking fluid refer to ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue
❑ Installing
❑ 480 Nm
11 - Output flange
❑ For bevel box
12 - Oil seal
❑ For output flange on bevel box
13 - Bolt
❑ Tighten diagonally
❑ 25 Nm
14 - Pinion housing
❑ With shaft bevel gear
❑ Drive in carefully on alternate sides
❑ Observe bolt holes; pinion housing fits only in one position
15 - O-ring
❑ To renew, unscrew bolts ⇒ Item 13 (page 166) and carefully lever off pinion housing at projecting webs
on outside edge
❑ Do not remove nut ⇒ Item 10 (page 166) and output flange ⇒ Item 11 (page 166)

4.1.2 Exploded view - components of bevel box 0CP
1 - Circlip
❑ Renew
2 - Washer
❑ Renew
3 - Output flange
⇒ page 182
4 - Oil seal
5 - O-ring
6 - Housing cover
7 - O-ring
❑ Renew
8 - Bearing
❑ Not available as Protected
re‐ by copyright. Copying for private or commercial purposes, in part or in whole, is not
placement part with respect to the correctness of information in this document. Copyright by AUDI AG.
9 - Shim
❑ Not available as re‐
placement part
10 - Pinion shaft
placement part
11 - Shim
placement part
12 - Bearing
placement part
13 - Oil seal
14 - Cap
15 - Bevel box
❑ Removing ⇒ page 93
❑ Installing ⇒ page 120
16 - Breather
17 - Breather cap
18 - Oil seal
19 - Circlip
20 - Needle bearing
21 - Needle bearing

22 - O-ring
23 - Flange shaft
24 - Oil filler plug
❑ 20 Nm
25 - Oil drain plug
❑ 20 Nm
26 - Bolt
❑ 38 Nm
❑ Tighten diagonally
4.2 Renewing oil seals for bevel box

⇒ “4.2.1 Renewing oil seal for stub shaft on bevel box (right-side)”,
page 168
⇒ “4.2.2 Renewing oil seal between gearbox and bevel box (on
bevel box, left-side)”, page 170
⇒ “4.2.3 Renewing oil seals for stub shaft on bevel box (left-side)”,
page 172
4.2.1 Renewing oil seal for stub shaft on bevel

box (right-side)


♦ Grease for stub shaft splines ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue
Procedure
• Bevel box must be installed.


insulation .
– Vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TDI engine: Remove nuts -1- and detach
heat shield for drive shaft (right-side).
– Remove drive shaft (right-side) ⇒ Running gear, axles, steer‐
shaft .
– Detach circlip -1- and O-ring -2- from stub shaft.

bevel box.
– Pry out oil seal.

– Drive in oil seal onto stop (take care to keep oil seal straight).
– Fit new circlip -1- and new O-ring -2-.

– Grease splines of stub shaft.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 40 ; Drive shaft;
Exploded view - drive shaft
4.2.2 Renewing oil seal between gearbox and

bevel box (on bevel box, left-side)

♦ Thrust piece -T10380-

Procedure
• Bevel box removed ⇒ page 93 .
– Pull oil seal out of bevel box using extractor tool - T20143/1-
or - T20143/2- .


– Drive in oil seal as far as stop using thrust piece - T10380- .
4.2.3 Renewing oil seals for stub shaft on bevel box (left-side)

equipment required
771-
♦ Extractor tool - VW 771/37-
♦ Grease for stub shaft ⇒
♦ Sealing grease - G 052 128
A1-

Procedure
– Detach circlip -1- and O-ring -2- from stub shaft.
– Detach circlip -1- from stub shaft -2-.

– Carefully drive out stub shaft using plastic hammer -arrow-.
– Pull out stub shaft oil seal on gearbox side.
– Lever out stub shaft oil seal on drive shaft side.
Note


– Drive in oil seal on gearbox side as far as stop.
– Carefully drive stub shaft into bevel box as far as stop using
plastic hammer.
– Fit new circlip -1- on stub shaft on gearbox side.
– Drive in oil seal on drive shaft side as far as stop.

– Fit new circlip -1- and new O-ring -2-.

– Grease splines of stub shaft.
4.3 Renewing needle bearings for stub shaft (right-side)

equipment required
♦ Thrust plate - VW 401-
♦ Thrust plate - VW 402-
♦ Press tool - VW 407-
♦ Press tool - VW 412-
♦ -3253/5- from assembly
tool - 3253/5-
♦ Clamp - T10047-

Procedure
– Detach circlip -1- from stub shaft -2-.
– Carefully knock out stub shaft -2- in direction of arrow using a
plastic hammer.
– Assemble assembly tool - T10047- , as shown in illustration.

• Marks “B” on both parts of tool face each other.
• The stepped shoulders -arrows- must then be below the bear‐
ing.
– Screw parts together as far as stop.
– Remove circlip -A-.

– Rotate shaft when pressing off -arrow- to prevent contact sur‐
face of needle bearings on shaft from being damaged.

– Assemble assembly tool - T10047- , as shown in illustration.
– Rotate permitted
shaft when pressing
unless authorised by on
AUDI-arrow-
AG. AUDI toAG prevent contact
does not guarantee sur‐any liability
or accept
face of needle bearings on shaft from being damaged.
– Secure needle bearings in position with new circlip.

– Carefully drive stub shaft into bevel box as far as stop using
plastic hammer.
– Fit new circlip -1- on stub shaft.
4.4 Removing and installing output flange

⇒ “4.4.1 Removing and installing output flange - 0A6”,
page 177
⇒ “4.4.2 Removing and installing output flange - 0CP”,
page 182
4.4.1 Removing and installing output flange - 0A6


equipment required
♦ Support clamp - VW 313-
♦ Tube - VW 516-
♦ Thrust plate - 40-105-
♦ Gearbox support - T10108-
♦ Support plate - T10108/1-

♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G

1601-
♦ -1- Two-arm puller - Kukko
20/10-
♦ Three-arm puller - Kukko
45-2-
♦ Multi-purpose tool - VW 771-

♦ Extractor tool - VW 771/37-

♦ Locking fluid ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue
♦ Bolt M10x30 (2x)
♦ Nuts M12x10 (4x)
Procedure
– Locate bevel box on hole marked -5- -arrow- in gearbox sup‐
port - T10108- .
A - Place nuts M 12 x 10 (4x) between bevel box and gearbox
support . Nuts function as spacers.
– Then align bevel box with hole opposite and secure.
– Drain gear oil out of bevel box ⇒ page 160 .
– Lock output flange for bevel box in position using support plate
- T10108/1- and bolts M10x30 (2x) -arrows-.
– Unscrew hexagon nut for output flange.
A - 36 mm socket for 3/4" drive
– Swing bevel box so that output flange points upwards.

– Pull output flange off shaft bevel gear of bevel box.

A - Three-arm puller , e.g. -Kukko 45-2-
– Pull out oil seal -A- for output flange.

– Clean residual locking fluid from thread of shaft bevel gear.

– Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half-full with seal‐
ing grease - G 052 128 A1- .

– Apply puller hooks to underside of pinion housing and draw in

output flange.
A - Two-arm puller , e.g. -Kukko 20/10-
– Coat thread of new nut for output flange with locking fluid.
Tightening new hexagon nut for output flange to specified torque

• Tightening torque ⇒ Item 10 (page 166)
A - 36 mm socket for 3/4" drive
– Fill up gear oil after installing bevel box ⇒ page 160 .
4.4.2 Removing and installing output flange -

0CP
♦ Support clamp - VW313-
♦ Gearbox support - T10108-

♦ Three-arm puller,
permitted e.g.
unless KUKKO
authorised 45-2
by AUDI AG.-AUDI
VAS AG251 205-
does not guarantee or accept any liability
♦ Locking tool - T40265-
♦ Drift sleeve - 40-21-


♦ Locking fluid ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue
♦ Bolt M10x30 (2x)
♦ Nuts M12x10 (4x)
Removing
• Bevel box removed.
– Locate bevel box on hole marked -5- -arrow- in gearbox sup‐
port - T10108- .
A - Place nuts M 12 x 10 (4x) between bevel box and gearbox
support . Nuts function as spacers.
– Then align bevel box with hole opposite and secure.
– Drain gear oil out of bevel box ⇒ page 160 .
– Swing bevel box so that output flange points upwards.
– Remove circlip and take out shim.

– Pull output flange off shaft bevel gear of bevel box.

A - Three-arm puller , e.g. -Kukko 45-2-
– Pry out oil seal
permitted unless -A- for output
authorised flange.
• Take care not to damage the seat of the oil seal in the housing.
– Clean oil seal residue from area of shaft bevel gear.
– Remove O-ring -A- from shaft.

Installing
– Renew O-ring for input shaft.


• O-ring must be fitted behind splines in bottom of groove

-arrow-.
– Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half-full with seal‐
ing grease - G 052 128 A1- .
– Using a plastic hammer, carefully drive output flange -A- onto

shaft as far as stop.

– Fit shim -A-.

– Secure output flange with circlip -B-.
• The shape of circlip -B- is uneven -arrow 1-.
• Circlip -B- must be fitted in bottom of groove -arrow 2-.
– Fill up gear oil ⇒ page 160 .

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1.1 Gearbox identification

1.2 Bevel box identification

♦ Bevel box “0A6”: The output flange is secured with a six-point

2 Rep. gr.00 - Technical data

2.1.1 Capacities - 7-speed dual clutch gear‐

Risk of damage to gearbox

– Check gear oil level and top up as required ⇒ page 140 .

2.1.2 Capacities - 7-speed dual clutch gear‐

Initial filling 7.0 ltr. + 0.1 ltr.

Risk of damage to gearbox

– Check gear oil level and top up as required ⇒ page 140 .

Risk of damage to the bevel box.

– Check gear oil level and top up as required ⇒ page 159 .

4 Rep. gr.00 - Technical data

3.1 General safety precautions

Accidents and injury can be caused if a gear is inadvertently

Observe the following precautions to avoid possible injury and/or

When disconnecting the battery there is a risk of irreparable

– Disconnect battery ⇒ Electrical system; Rep. gr. 27 ; Battery;

3.2 Safety precautions when working on ve‐

Risk of injury due to automatic engine start on vehicles with

3.3 Safety precautions when using testers

Accidents can be caused if the driver is distracted by test

3.4 Safety precautions when tow-starting

of more than 50 km or at a speed in excess of 50 km/h, as the

It is not possible to start the engine by means of tow-starting, for

6 Rep. gr.00 - Technical data

Risk of damage to gearbox

The bevel box has a separate oil filling ⇒ page 4 .

Risk of damage to the bevel box.

When does the gear oil filter have to be changed?

The gear oil filter does not always require replacement.

Do not change the filter if:

4.2 Rules for cleanliness

4.3 General repair instructions

8 Rep. gr.00 - Technical data

♦ To avoid repetition, a number of generally applicable instruc‐

4.4 Contact corrosion

4.5 Safety functions of gearbox control unit

10 Rep. gr.00 - Technical data

position is indicated in the instrument cluster (e.g. “D” is high‐

5.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical

12 Rep. gr.00 - Technical data

1.1 Exploded view - dual clutch

1 - Circlip for dual clutch end

♦ This illustration serves only as an overview of the compo‐

1.2 Removing and installing clutch end cov‐

The cover and circlip must always be renewed.

– Draining off gear oil ⇒ page 146

14 Rep. gr.30 - Clutch

cover -2- using a screwdriver -1- or suitable lever -arrow- and

Renew clutch end cover and circlip.