Adjusting Bowden cable A for entry assistance

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Adjusting conditions

• Seat pan and backrest must be padded and bolted together.

• Adjustment knob of backrest adjustment is turned towards front as far as stop.

• Bowden cable B must be attached to seat longitudinal adjustment and to fitting on backrest.

• Adjustment must be carried out exclusively on inner side of seat (tunnel side).

Checking and adjusting

• Adjust seat rail so that one locking pin -1- protrudes.

It does not matter which of the locking pins protrudes.

• Push lever -1- on backrest fitting in -direction of arrow- as far as stop.

For reasons of clarity, the padding and cover are not shown in illustration.

• Using a feeler gauge, measure distance between tabs -arrows- of release plate -1- and plate -2-.

If the setting is incorrect, proceed as follows:

• Release Bowden cable adjuster. To do this, hold the upper part -1- using pliers and turn locking sleeve -2- approx. 45° in -direction of arrow A-.
• To release locking sleeve, press it down as far as stop -arrow B-.

• Turn lower part and upper part in opposite directions in order to adjust Bowden cable.

• Adjust Bowden cable in such a way that release plate -1- is just about to be lifted off plate -2-.

• Perform functional check of Bowden cables after adjusting.
• Check routing of Bowden cable or readjust Bowden cable if locking mechanism does not release or only partially releases.
• Lock Bowden cable adjuster upon completion.