Windshield, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- A4, A5 Coupe, and A5 Sportback:  Remove the drip rail. Refer to DRIP RAIL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the plenum chamber cover. Refer to PLENUM CHAMBER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the sun visors and the sun visor center support. Refer to SUN VISOR CENTER SUPPORT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the windshield frame trim. Refer to WINDSHIELD FRAME TRIM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the interior rearview mirror. Refer to INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove The Rain/Light Recognition Sensor. Refer to RAIN/LIGHT RECOGNITION SENSOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the left and right A-pillar trim panels. Refer to A-PILLAR TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Disconnect the connectors, if equipped.

-- Unroll approximately 6.5 meters of cutting wire (approximately six turns) with the :VAS6452/1  and cut it.

-- To prevent any damage, cover the area where the awl comes out at the bottom of the body flange with adhesive tape -1-.

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-- Working from the inside outward, pierce the adhesive bead in this area using the awl -2-.

-- Thread both cutting wire ends -3- into the awl and pull it toward the inside.

-- Place the cutting wire all the way around under the windshield.

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• The wire ends must not be twisted on the adhesive bead pass-through -arrow-.

-- Mount both reel devices on the inside of the glass.

-- Insert the cutting wire end -1- into the reel device -2-.

-- Tension the cutting wire and place the protective film -2- between the instrument panel and the cutting wire.

-- Cut the first section free. This will guide the cutting wire into the integrated idler roller -arrow- on the reel device.

-- Insert a guide awl -2- into the adhesive and secure it to the window glass with the suction cup to make sure that the cutting wire runs as close to the glass as possible.

-- If necessary, move the protective film -3- along with the wire and continue cutting the window glass free with the reel device -1-.

-- Move the reel device and the guide awl and cut the area at the A-pillar free.

-- Move the reel device and guide awl up to the center of the glass.

-- Cut the window glass free up to the center of the glass.

-- Use the second reel device to cut the lower section of the window glass free.

-- Move the reel device upward and insert the guide awl.

-- Cut the window glass out by moving upward along the A-pillar.

-- Move the reel device over the center of the window glass and over the first reel device and cut the windshield completely free at the upper edge.

-- Remove the windshield from the opening for the window using the :VAG1344  .