Audi Q7: Starter
Overview - Starter

1 - Starter
- Removing and installing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Starter, Removing and Installing".
2 - Bolt
- Tightening specification. Refer to
→ Automatic Transmission; Rep. Gr.37; Transmission, Removing and
Installing; Transmission Tightening Specifications.
3 - Spacer Sleeve
- Only on 4-cylinder engines
4 - Connector
5 - Nut
6 - B+ Terminal
7 - Bolt
- Tightening specification. Refer to
→ Automatic Transmission; Rep. Gr.37; Transmission, Removing and
Installing; Transmission Tightening Specifications.
Starter, Removing and Installing
Starter, Removing and Installing, Vehicles with 3.0L TFSI Engine
Removing
- Turn off the ignition and disconnect the ground cable from
the battery. Refer to
→ Chapter "Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting".
- Remove the right engine support. Refer to
→ 6-Cyl. TDI Common Rail 3,0l 4V Motor (EA 897 Gen I); Rep.
Gr.13; Cylinder Block, Belt Pulley Side; Engine Support,
Removing and Installing.
- Remove the bolts -1 and 2- and
then remove the mounting.

- Remove the bolt -arrow-.

- Remove the bolt -5- and nut
-4-.
- Remove the starter -1-,
disconnect the connector -3- and
free up the B+ wire -2-.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the
following:
- Check the sealing piece -arrow-
for the correct installation position.
- The area of the torque converter must be completely sealed.
TIP
If the starter assembly is difficult to move, use a
silicone-free lubricating spray.
- Connect the battery. Required actions.

Tightening Specifications
- Refer to
→ Chapter "Overview - Starter"
- Refer to
→ Rep. Gr.26; Emissions Control System; Overview - Emissions
Control System.
READ NEXT:
Component Location Overview - Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
1 - Baseplate
Removing and installing. Refer to
→ Chapter "Retaining Plate for Distance Regulation Control Modules
-J
1 - Bolt
3 Nm
Quantity: 2
2 - Instrument Cluster - Low
With Instrument Cluster Control Module -J285-
Do not disassemble
If an LED for the indicator lamps or instrument cl
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Note
The arrows in the following illustrations show the direction
of refrigerant flow during flushing (refrigerant flows in
opposite direction of flow when Air Conditioning (A/C) system is
in operation while flushing, therefore the high pressure side of
the A/C service system is connec
There are limits to the amount of
load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry. A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle well and is more difficult to stop.
Overloading can not only lead to
loss of vehicle control, but can also
damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudd