My question seems pretty obvious, I dropped something behind the ashray, and I cant get it out.. I've had this happen and the dealer fixed it for free, but this time... I dropped one of the radio removal tools behind the ash tray (I was trying to hookup a bension ipod dock)... I dont even know how I lost it but that doesnt matter.

I have searched for removal on how to get the ashtray out, but everythign I found told me how to remove the ashtray if i had a manual transmission. I found a post that said to push up on the metal plate around the gearshifter on my automatic A4, but when I pushed up... nothing happened, can anyone tell me how I can remove the ashtray on my Automatic 2007 A4?

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Pry the trim piece around the shifter out starting at the rear. The whole thing comes up, not just the part around the shifter.

 

So if i take the plastic that ends where the ashtray starts, and pull that up, it will come out, thats all I have to do?

Thanks

 

Yep. It just clips in place. NO bolts holding it down.