2012 Audi Q5 Greetings Anyone Provide Brief Walkthrough On Rear Brake Pad

2012 AUDI Q5
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TRACE10808
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Greetings: Can anyone provide a brief walkthrough on Q5 rear brake pad replacement, i.e., is a vag com or vcds absolutely necessary to open the electromagnetic parking brake (pistons in rear caliper); or can the parking brake just not be applied during the job, with the use of a piston depression tool, thank you!
Mar 25, 2013 at 8:22 PM
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SINBAD271
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Parking brake does not need to be applied. Your changing the pads . Rear calipers are spin in type.
May 24, 2013 at 9:14 PM
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SINBAD271
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You do how ever need some form of diagnoses p c to push piston back in.
May 24, 2013 at 9:19 PM
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