Removing and installing seat cover and seat padding for seat pan

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Removal wedge -3409

Removing

• Remove front seat → Chapter.
• Secure seat on seat repair stand → Chapter.
• Remove seat trim on tunnel side → Chapter.
• Remove backrest adjustment → Chapter.
• Remove handle for seat height adjustment → Chapter.
• Remove seat trim on sill side → Chapter.
• Remove bracket for seat trim on sill side → Chapter.
• Remove backrest → Chapter.
• If fitted, remove storage compartment → Chapter.
• Release and pull off connector.
• Lay wiring harnesses to one side.

Vehicles with seat depth adjustment

• Set seat depth adjustment as far forwards as possible.
• Release locking lugs -arrows- on trim -1- using removal wedge -3409-.
• Remove trim from seat depth adjustment.

• Release locking lugs -arrows- on carrier from seat depth adjustment using removal wedge -3409-.
• Pull off carrier -1- with seat padding and seat cover for seat depth adjustment upwards and towards front.

• Detach tabs -arrows- from seat depth adjustment -2-.
• Fold back carrier with seat padding and seat cover upwards.
• To do this, pull off carrier -1- with seat padding and seat cover for seat depth adjustment upwards and simultaneously towards front.

Caution Risk of damage to locking lugs. Proceed with great care when unclipping and clipping in.

• Place carrier -2- with seat padding and seat cover for seat depth adjustment onto front seat.

For reasons of clarity, the lower seat pan frame is not shown.

• Detach seat cover retaining strips -1- and -4-.
• Remove beading strip -3- of seat cover from seat depth adjustment.
• To do this, pull beading strip towards front.

Continued for all vehicles

• Detach beading strip -1- and -2- using front-end hook -3438-.
• Remove padding and cover from seat pan -2-.
• Separate cover from padding → Chapter.

Installing

Installation is carried out in reverse order.

Specified torques