Audi A4: Rear Seat Entertainment System (RSE)

Overview - Rear Seat Entertainment System

The Rear Seat Entertainment System (RSE, 9WF) consists of:

• Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648-/Right Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J649- on the left/right front seat backrest frame
• Information Electronics Control Module 1 -J794- in the Glove Compartment
• Multimedia Display Unit 3 Bracket -R315-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316- on the left/right front seat backrest
• Multimedia Display Unit 3 -Y31-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32- on the Multimedia Display Unit 3 Bracket -R315-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316-

Component Location Overview - Rear Seat Entertainment System

1 - Information Electronics Control Module 1 -J794-

• Connector Assignment. Refer to → Wiring diagrams, Troubleshooting & Component locations.
• Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Information Electronics Control Module 1 -J794-, Removing and Installing".

2 - Multimedia Display Unit 3 Bracket -R315-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316-

• On the left/right front seat backrest
• Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Multimedia Display Unit 3 Bracket -R315-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316-, Removing and Installing".

3 - Multimedia Display Unit 3 -Y31-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32-

• On the Multimedia Display Unit 3 -Y31-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32-
• Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Multimedia Display Unit 3 -Y31-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32-, Removing and Installing".

4 - Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648-/Right Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J649-

• On the right/left front seat backrest frame
• Connector Assignment. Refer to → Wiring diagrams, Troubleshooting & Component locations.
• Removing and Installing. Refer to → Chapter "Left/Right Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648-/-J649-, Removing and Installing".

Multimedia Display Unit 3 -Y31-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32-, Removing and Installing

The Multimedia Display Unit 3 -Y31-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32- is installed on the Multimedia Display Unit 3 Bracket -R315-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316- on the top of the left/right front seat backrest.

  Note

The removal and installation is described for the left side. Removing and installing on the right side is identical.

Removing

- Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment and remove the ignition key.

- Release the catches -3- on the Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316--2- in the direction of the arrow -A-.

- Remove the Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32--1- at the same time in the direction of the -arrow B- from the Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316--2-.

- Remove the Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32--1- in the direction of the -arrow C- from the Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316--2-.

Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install the Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32- until it engages audibly in the Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316-.

Multimedia Display Unit 3 Bracket -R315-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316-, Removing and Installing

The Multimedia Display Unit 3 Bracket -R315-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316- is installed at the top on the right/left front seat backrest.

  Note

The removal and installation is described for the left side. Removing and installing on the right side is identical.

Removing

- Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment and remove the ignition key.

- Remove the Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32-. Refer to → Chapter "Multimedia Display Unit 3 -Y31-/Multimedia Display Unit 4 -Y32-, Removing and Installing".

- Release the catch -1- on the Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket - R316--2- in the direction of the -arrow-.

- Remove the Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316--2- toward the rear from the left front seat backrest.

Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Push in the Multimedia Display Unit 4 Bracket -R316- until it engages audibly in the left front seat backrest.

Left/Right Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648-/-J649-, Removing and Installing

The Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648-/Right Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J649- is installed on the inside of the right/left front seat backrest frame.

  Note

The removal and installation is described for the left side. Removing and installing on the right side is identical.

Removing

- Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment and remove the ignition key.

- Remove the cover and cushion. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.74; Front Seat Cover and Cushion; Backrest Cover and Cushion, Removing and Installing.

- Push the Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648--1- carefully in the direction of the -arrow A- from the upper eye on the backrest frame.

- Push the Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module - J648--1- in the direction of the -arrow B- from the lower eye on the backrest frame.

- Engage the connector -2- on the Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648--1- and disconnect.

- Unclip the wires from the Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648--1-.

- Remove the Left Rear Information Display Control Head Control Module -J648--1-.

Installing

- Installation is identical in reverse order of removal.

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