General body repairs, interior
Assembly overview - seat pan
In this manual: General body repairs, interior
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Seat pan, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
Note
The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver seat pan). The illustration shows the seat pan for LHD vehicles. The seat pan for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image of seat pan for LHD vehicles).

| 1 - | Seat padding |
- Removing and installing cover and padding on seat pan → Chapter
- Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding → Chapter
| 2 - | Seat pan |
Depending on vehicle equipment, with:
- Seat rake adjustment → Anchor
- Seat depth adjustment → Anchor
- Seat height adjustment → Anchor.
- Storage compartment → Anchor
| 3 - | Bracket |
- For seat trim on sill side
- Configuration depends on vehicle equipment
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 4 - | Bolt |
- Qty. 3
- 8 N·m
| 5 - | Adjustment knob |
- For manual backrest adjustment
- On vehicles with front passenger seat with through-loading function, the adjustment and release lever is fitted instead of the adjustment knob
- Depends on equipmen
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 6 - | Spreader rivet |
| 7 - | Handle |
- For seat height adjustment → Anchor
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 8 - | Seat trim |
- Sill side
- Configuration depends on vehicle equipment
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 9 - | Seat trim |
- Tunnel side
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 10 - | Belt buckle |
- Removing and installing → Chapter
Seat pan, electrically adjustable seat
Note
| The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver seat pan). |
| The illustration shows the seat pan for LHD vehicles. The seat pan for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image of seat pan for LHD vehicles). |

| 1 - | Seat padding |
- Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding → Chapter
- Removing and installing cover and padding on seat pan → Chapter
| 2 - | Seat pan |
| 3 - | Bolt |
- Qty. 4
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
- 22 N·m
| 4 - | Bolt |
- Qty. 4
- 8 N·m
| 5 - | Bracket |
- For seat trim on sill side
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 6 - | Spreader rivet |
| 7 - | Seat trim |
- Sill side
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 8 - | Lower frame of seat pan |
- Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor -V28-
- Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor -V31-
- Cannot be disassembled
- Removing and installing → Chapter
- When renewing, fit belt buckle in new lower frame
| 9 - | Bush |
- Inserted in all bearing points
- Cannot be renewed using workshop equipment
- If bush is damaged, renew lower seat pan frame
| 10 - | Seat trim |
- Tunnel side
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 11 - | Bolt |
| → Chapter |
| 12 - | Belt buckle |
| Removing and installing → Chapter |
Seat height adjustment, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"

| 1 - | Bolts |
- Qty. 2
- Note different length compared to bolt -item 8-
- 6,5 N·m
| 2 - | Seat height adjustment lever |
- For seat height adjustment
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 3 - | Retaining clip |
- Ensure firm seating.
| 4 - | Handle for seat height adjustment |
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 5 - | Seat pan |
- Assembly overview → Chapter
| 6 - | Circlip |
- Renew after removal
| 7 - | Seat height adjuster |
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 8 - | Bolt |
- Note different length compared to bolts -item 1-
- 10 N·m
| 9 - | Bolts |
- Qty. 2
- 8 N·m
Seat height adjustment, electrically adjustable seat

| 1 - | Seat height adjustment motor |
- Driver seat height adjustment motor -V138-
- Front passenger seat height adjustment motor -V246
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 2 - | Bolt |
Caution
Left-threaded bolt |
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Observe notes when removing and installing → Chapter
- Clean threaded hole for bolt with, for example, a thread tap
- 22 N·m
| 3 - | Bolts |
- Qty. 2
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
- 20 N·m
| 4 - | Bolts |
- Qty. 2
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
- 10 N·m
| 5 - | Bracket |
- Bolted to seat pan
Seat rake adjustment, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"

| 1 - | Handle |
- For seat rake adjustment
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 2 - | Bolt |
- Qty. 2
- 8 N·m
| 3 - | Seat rake adjustment |
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 4 - | Seat pan |
| 5 - | Step pin |
Caution
Left-threaded bolt |
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Clean threaded hole for step bolt with, for example, a thread tap
- 6 N·m
| 6 - | Bolt |
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
- 6,5 N·m
Seat rake adjustment, electrically adjustable seat

| 1 - | Seat rake adjustment motor |
- Driver seat rake adjustment motor -V243-
- Front passenger seat rake adjustment motor -V244-
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 2 - | Bracket |
- Bolted to seat pan
| 3 - | Bolt |
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Clean threaded hole for bolt with, for example, a thread tap
- 20 N·m
| 4 - | Bolts |
- Qty. 2
- Self-locking
- Renew after removal
- Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap.
- 10 N·m
Storage compartment

| 1 - | Bolt |
- Qty. 2
- 1,5 N·m
| 2 - | Storage compartment |
- Depends on equipment
- Removing and installing → Chapter
- Cannot be disassembled
- Allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue
| 3 - | Speed nut |
- Qty. 2
- Inserted into seat pan.
- Renew any damaged or deformed speed nuts.
- Seat pan
Seat depth adjustment

| 1 - | Nut |
- Qty. 4
- Renew after removal
| 2 - | Sports seat |
- With seat depth adjustment
| 3 - | Trim |
- For seat depth adjustment
- Removing and installing → Chapter „Removing and installing seat depth adjustment“
- Press in until it audibly engages
| 4 - | Seat depth adjustment |
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 5 - | Bush |
| 6 - | Bolt |
- Renew after removal
- Fit bolt with locking fluid; locking fluid → Electronic Parts Catalogue
- 4 N·m
| 7 - | Bolts |
- Renew after removal
- Fit bolt with locking fluid; locking fluid → Electronic Parts Catalogue.
- 4 N·m
| 8 - | Bolt |
- Renew after removal
- Fit bolt with locking fluid; locking fluid → Electronic Parts Catalogue
- 4 N·m
| 9 - | Bush |
Torsion rod

| 1 - | Seat pan |
| 2 - | Bearing |
- For torsion rod
- Fitted into guide
| 3 - | Torsion rod |
- Greased; Grease → Electronic Parts Catalogue
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