Tools Needed

Sockets

Park your car in a safe place it will be okay to stay for a little bit. Protection from the elements is probably for the best as we will be unhooking the battery and in some cases leaving a window down can help you get back into the car.
Pop the hood and release the secondary latch.
Unlock the doors so the handles are out.
Pull upward at the front edge of the rear trim panel to release the clips on the two front corners, then pull outwards to slide the trim piece out.
Using a 10mm socket, remove the negative terminal to the battery and move it around the side where it won’t be able to bend back on it’s own to touch the battery.

Pull the release for the front seat to move it forward so you can get to the back seat on the driver’s side.
Lift gently upwards on the center of the “footwell”. There are two tabs that are held with springs onto the front edge.
Gently lift up at the back of the panel and push towards the back of the car slowly to release the trim from the center console and velcro underneath.
Lift the rear “seat” portion out.
The final carpet portion is only held in with the parts around it. Untuck the rear portion from the middle of the “shelf” area.
Next pull it out from under the interior trim panels on the sides, then pull up and backwards to get it out from under the carpeting at the front.

Pull the release for the front seat to move it forward so you can get to the back seat on the driver’s side.
Gently pull outwards to get the lower portion of the seat back to pop out and off of the velcro. Lifting upwards should pop the plastic parts off of the metal loops so you can remove them from the car.
Pull softly outwards on the plastic covering the base of the seatbelt in the center.
Unbolt the seatbelt recepticle using a 16mm socket.
Unclip the wiring behind the seatbelt. If you’re having a tough time you should be able to get the seat out without completely pulling the seatbelt recepticle just keep an eye out that you aren’t straining the wire and the seatbelt isn’t getting stuck anywhere.
(Optional) cover the rear portion of the center console (not the part attached to the rear seat) with a cloth or painter’s tape. This should help reduce the likelihood of scratches as you remove the rear seat.
Lift upward and push backwards on the seat bottom to release it from the center console then carefully slide it out of the car.

Once you’ve completely removed the “seat” panel, you can finally access the PDK module, sitting in a hole.
Pull out your T30 and remove the 3 screws holding it in place. The one furthest towards the rear passenger’s side is an actual bolt.

The other two screws are plastic so take some care with those. if they don’t seem to be unscrewing, pry on the screw itself gently upwards.
With the plastic tray freed, you can see the two plastic pins the plastic screws were expanding fit nicely into the holes in the body.
Lift up on the grey lever of the ECU connector to release it from the module itself. It should automatically ratchet outwards.
Wiggle the connector the rest of the way off.
Optional: The module can be easily removed at this point, but if you have a hard time reaching you can use your trim tool to gently disconnect the trim clip holding the wiring harness to the module’s bracket. Then the entire thing can be removed from the car.
There are two springy plastic tabs on the front on either side of the connector. Gently press those down and pull the module out.
Once the PDK Module is removed, add it to the provided packaging and ship it in to us for reprogramming!