DirkOz
Member
My armrest was stuck in the upright position. Watched this helpful video:
S3 8L Armrest Stuck - Fix
11:15 minute in the video shows the screws that I removed. I didn't dismantle the armrest entirely, like in the video.
I found that ONLY the fur covered 4 screws (T8) inside the bin at the front the front of the armrest needed to be removed.
My Fix: The plastic push bar needed to be repositioned in front of the bent metal push bars for the armrest release mechanism to work properly.
I didn't need to bend the metal ends at all, as shown earlier in the video.
Also, I didn't know how to remove the entire armrest from the mount. It lifts up after loosening the 5 mm cap screw (pictured).
NB: The cap screw doesn't need to be removed entirely, as it has a forked cam interacting with a spiggot. Access the 5mm cap screw via removing the rear ashtray.
I'll add some more photographs to assist.
S3 8L Armrest Stuck - Fix
11:15 minute in the video shows the screws that I removed. I didn't dismantle the armrest entirely, like in the video.
I found that ONLY the fur covered 4 screws (T8) inside the bin at the front the front of the armrest needed to be removed.
My Fix: The plastic push bar needed to be repositioned in front of the bent metal push bars for the armrest release mechanism to work properly.
I didn't need to bend the metal ends at all, as shown earlier in the video.
Also, I didn't know how to remove the entire armrest from the mount. It lifts up after loosening the 5 mm cap screw (pictured).
NB: The cap screw doesn't need to be removed entirely, as it has a forked cam interacting with a spiggot. Access the 5mm cap screw via removing the rear ashtray.
I'll add some more photographs to assist.
