Audi Ag

Volkswagen Ag

Bertram Seidl

Onur Ulas Car

Janet Schlothauer

Sönke Andreas Tangermann

Holger Morsch

The invention relates to an arrangement () for connecting a first fluid-conducting component () to a second fluid-conducting component (), more particularly in the exhaust gas line of a motor vehicle, having a seal (), which seals the components () at the connecting point, and having a band clamp (), which encloses the components () at the connecting point and attaches the components () to each other. According to the invention, the seal () is formed with a tab (), which protrudes at the connecting point after the components () have been connected and is visible through a separation joint () of the band clamp (). The invention further relates to a corresponding method for connecting a first fluid-conducting component () to a second fluid-conducting component ().

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Munich, Georgia

Bertram Seidl