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Audi Q5: Fiber-Optic Cable, Disconnecting from Wiring Harness Connector

Audi Q5 Type 8R (2008 - 2017) Service Manual / Electrical System / Electrical Equipment General Information / Wiring / Fiber-Optic Cable, Disconnecting from Wiring Harness Connector

Removing

- Unplug connector for fiber optic cable from appropriate control unit.

- Release the catch in the fiber optic cable connector in direction of -arrow-.

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- Pull the fiber optic cable basic module -2- out of connector housing -1-.

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  Caution

  • Make colored dots to mark assignment of the fiber optic cable -5- to the corresponding sockets in the base module -1-.
  • Note the arrows -3- for allocation on the base module "IN" and "OUT".

- Release the secondary catch -6- (blue pin) using a small screwdriver -arrow-.

- Release the catch -2- and remove the fiber-optic cable -5- with brass connector pin -4- from the base module -1-.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

  Note

  • Cover the open connector -2- for the fiber-optic cable using the Fiber-Optic Repair Set - Connector Protective Caps -VAS6223/9--1-.
  • The protective cap prevents contamination of or mechanical damage to end face of fiber optic cable which would impair signal transmission.

- Install fiber optic cable in line with markings.

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