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Upper Seat Frame







Upper Seat Frame

• There are different seat pan upper frames: with and without a seat cushion extension.

• Disassembling and assembling a seat pan without seat cushion extension is described. It is identical on a seat pan with seat cushion extension.

• When removing the seat pan, make sure the bushings in the bearing points (upper and lower frame threaded connection) are not damaged. These bushing cannot be replaced with workshop materials.

• The upper and lower seat frames cannot be separated on the following front seats: manual standard seat and manual Sport seat.

• The upper and lower seat frames can be separated from each other can be replaced individually on the following front seats: power standard seat, power Sport seat, Comfort seat and Super Sport seat.

Removing


• Follow the safety precautions for pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Restraint System Components ] Description and Operation.

• 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.


Move the front seat as far up as possible. This reduces the spring force when removing and installing the torsion bar and the risk of damaging the threaded connections between the upper and lower seat frames.

- Remove front seat:

• Standard and Sport Power Seat, Comfort Seat and Super Sport Seat. Refer to => [ Power Standard Front Seats ] Power Standard Front Seats.

- Remove backrest. Refer to => [ Backrest ] Backrest.

- Remove the seat pan upholstery.

• Power standard seat and Comfort seat. Refer to => [ Front Seat Pan without Seat Cushion Extension ] Front Seat Pan without Seat Cushion Extension.

• Power sport seat and super sport seat. Refer to => [ Seat Pan with Seat Cushion Extension ] Seat Pan with Seat Cushion Extension.

- Disconnect the electrical connector on the seat forward/back adjustment motor.





- Disconnect the front safety belt latch connector. Refer to => [ Disconnect the connector and
free up the wire ] Front Belt Latch.

- Remove the seat position sensor from the lower frame. Refer to => [ Seat Position Sensor, with Seat Occupied Sensor for Belt Fastening Detection ] Seat Position Sensor With Seat Occupied Sensor For Belt Fastening Detection.

- Remove the bolt - 3 -.


Danger of damaging the threaded the holes or the bushing in the bearing points (connecting the upper and lower frame).

A second technician is needed to be pushing on the seat via the backrest while removing the following screws.

- Remove bolts - 2 - (quantity: 4).

- Remove the upper frame - 1 - upward from the lower frame - 4 -.

- Be careful of the bushings - 1 - in the bearing locations on the seat pan lower frame - 2 -.






• The bushings cannot be replaced with workshop materials.

• If the bushings are damaged, the corresponding assembly parts must be replaced.

• If the upper frame will be replaced, remove the wires and electrical and electronic components listed and install them in the new upper frame.

- Remove the memory seat/steering column adjustment control module. Refer to => [ Memory Seat/Steering Column Adjustment Control Module ] Memory Seat/Steering Column Adjustment Control Module.

- Remove the bracket and control module. Refer to => [ Memory Seat/Steering Column Adjustment Control Module Bracket ] Memory Seat/Steering Column Adjustment Control Module Bracket

- Remove the seat height adjustment motor. Refer to => [ Height Adjustment Motor ] Height Adjustment Motor.

- Remove the seat height angle motor. Refer to => [ Seat Angle Adjustment Motor ] Seat Angle Adjustment Motor.

- Remove wiring harnesses and individual wires from seat pan upper frame.

Installation


• Follow the safety precautions for pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Restraint System Components ] Description and Operation.

• 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.

Installation is reverse of removal, but note the following:

- Always clean the threaded holes for the self-locking bolts, for example, using a thread tap.

- Replace all self-locking bolts.

- Install the removed electrical and electronic components and wires in the new upper frame.

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


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.

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Seat Frame Assembly Overview ] Seat Frame Assembly Overview.
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