Audi Q5: Door Windows
Overview - Front Door Window
Note
Window regulator must be installed before installing window.
1 - Door Window
- Removing. Refer to → Chapter "Front Door Window, Removing and Installing".
2 - Window Regulator
- Remains installed when removing the door window
3 - Door
4 - Nuts
- 6 Nm
5 - Speaker
- Removed. Refer to → Communication; Rep. Gr.91; Sound System; Left/Right Front Bass Speaker R21/R23, Removing and Installing.
6 - Bolt
- 1.5 Nm
7 - Bolt
- 6 Nm
8 - Cover
- Unclip
Overview - Rear Door Window
1 - Door Window
- Removing and installing. Refer to → Chapter "Rear Door Window, Removing and Installing".
2 - Window Regulator
- The window regulator remains installed inside the door.
3 - Door
4 - Nut
- 6 Nm
5 - Cover
- Removed
6 - Pins
- Two-part with clamping pin.
Front Door Window, Removing and Installing
Note
Before removing the door window, cover the "B-pillar" trim with tape to prevent damage.
1 - Door Window
- Door inner panel cover and speaker are removed. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing" and → Communication; Rep. Gr.91; Sound System; Left/Right Front Bass Speaker R21/R23, Removing and Installing.
- To remove, release catches -arrow- from coupling plate -2- with a screwdriver and pull window -1- in window guide up slightly.
- Tilt the window forward and remove it upward from the door.
2 - Window Regulator
- The window regulator remains installed inside the door.
Releasing the Door Window
- Lower the door window.
- Using a screwdriver, press coupling plate -3- outward to release through cut-out in window guide -1- and hole in door window -2-.
- Remove window upward from coupling plate.
- Tilt the window forward and pull it straight upward and out of the window guide.
Door Window, Installing
- Insert door window -1- diagonally toward front in door window guide.
- Align window in front and rear window guides and slide it down.
- Press window down into coupling plate.
- The carrier locks in the door window at the same time.
Rear Door Window, Removing and Installing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Use the Side Window Removal Tool -T40231- for standard windows.
- Use the Heat Insulating Glass Release Tool - T40254- for insulated glass.
1 - Door Window
- The door trim panel is removed. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Door window frame trim panel is removed. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Overview - Rear Door Trim Panel.
- The "C-pillar trim is removed". Refer to → Chapter "C-Pillar Door Trim, Removing and Installing".
- The door inner panel cover is removed. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- Power Window Motor, Removing. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator, Removing and Installing".
- Install the door window in the removed position and insert the special tool.
- Tip the window slightly to the rear inside the door and lift it up and out.
2 - Window Regulator
3 - Pins
- Two-part
Remove the Door Window with Standard Glass
- Remove the door trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.
- Remove the inner window shaft strip. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Window Guides and Window Shaft Strips".
- Remove the inner door panel cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".
- Insert the Side Window Removal Tool -T40231- on both side of the door window and push it downward on the mount on the window regulator -1-.
- The mount on the window regulator bends open so that the door window can be lifted upward by the mounting pin.
- Remove the door window -2- upward out of the mount and remove it from the door.
Removing a Door Window with Tinted Glass
- Insert the Heat Insulating Glass Release Tool -T40254- in direction of arrow completely onto the adapter -arrow-.
- The mount on the window regulator bends open so that the door window can be lifted upward by the mounting pin.
Door Window, Installing
Note
The mounting pins must be pushed in first with new door windows with standard glass.
- Insert the mounting pins -2- into the center of the door window -1- and push the clamping pin in so that it is flush.
- Insert door window -1- diagonally toward back in door window guide.
- Line up the door window inside the window guides and push it down. Make sure the door window move exactly into the front and rear mount.
- Press window down into window regulator mount.
- The mounting pins will audibly lock into the mount.
Special Tools
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Wedge Set -T10383-
- Side Window Removal Tool -T40231-
- Heat Insulating Glass Release Tool - T40254-
- Window Repair Kit -VAS1993- or -VAS6092-
