Seat Pan Cover and Upholstery

Seat Pan Cover and Upholstery

Removal

CAUTION!
• Follow the safety precautions for pyrotechnic components.

• Before handling pyrotechnical components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling them must "discharge static electricity ". For example, by briefly touching the door striker pin.

- Remove backrest:

• Manual seats, refer to => [ Backrest ] Manual Seats.

• Power seat, refer to => [ Backrest ] Power Seats.

- Remove the sill side trim retaining bracket. Refer to => [ Sill Side Trim Retaining Bracket ] All Seats.





- Disengage clamping strips - 1 - in front and side area from hooks - 3 - and spring clips - 2 -.

• Do not damage slits - arrows - in retaining strips when doing so.

• Make sure the spring clips stay on the seat pan - 4 -.

• If this is not the case, place spring clips on seat pan before installing cover.

- Disengage tab retaining strips - 1 - at both sides of the seat pan - 4 -.





- Disengage the rear retaining strips - 2 - and - 3 - from the seat pan.

- Remove cover with upholstery from seat pan.

Installation

Installation is reverse of removal, but note the following:

CAUTION!
• Follow the safety precautions for pyrotechnic components.

• Before handling pyrotechnical components (for example, connecting electrical connector), the person handling them must "discharge static electricity ". For example, by briefly touching the door striker pin.

• Ensure that electrical connections are pushed in as far as stop and engage with a click.

- Make sure the retaining strips engage correctly and the cover is not wrinkled.

- Switch on ignition.

CAUTION!
Connect the battery with the ignition switched on. Pyrotechnic components could deploy after connecting the battery if they were not repaired correctly. Individuals must not be inside the vehicle when connecting the battery.

- Disconnect the battery ground wire with the ignition switched on.

• If Airbag Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) (K75) indicates a fault after installation, DTC memory must be checked, deleted and checked again.