Backrest Cover and Upholstery
Backrest Cover and Upholstery
CAUTION!
For vehicles with side airbags, observe safety precautions for side airbags. Refer to => [ Side Airbag Additional Safety Precautions ] Side Airbag Additional Safety Precautions.
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Upholstery clip pliers (V.A.G 1634)
• Drill
• Protective eye-wear
• Drill bit dia. 12 mm
1 Side Fastening Strip
2 Side Airbag Connector
3 Locking Tab
4 Side Airbag On The Driver/Passenger Side
5 Rivet
6 Protective Cover For Side Airbag
7 Bolt
• Tightening specification 10 Nm
• Replace after each disassembly
8 Cover and Upholstery
• Removing
- Disconnect the battery ground (GND) strap.
- Remove the seat. Refer to => [ Power Front Memory Seat ] Power Front Memory Seats.
- Remove on vehicles with a DVD player. Refer to => [ DVD Player Guide, Removing and Installing ].
- Remove the backrest. Refer to => [ Front Backrest ] Power Front Memory Seats.
- Remove headrest. Refer to => [ Headrests with Locking Mechanism ] Power Front Memory Seats.
- Remove headrest guides. Refer to => [ Headrest Guides ] Headrest Guides.
- Remove backrest cover panel. Refer to => [ Backrest Cover ] Power Front Memory Seats.
- Pry out lower grip channels - 12 - (quantity: 3).
- Disengage side fastening strips - 10 - (quantity: 2) and - 11 - (quantity: 2).
- Remove upper fastening strips - 9 - (quantity: 2).
- Remove the side airbag: vehicle through 04.07, refer to => [ Driver and Passenger Side Airbag Igniter, through 04.2007 ] , vehicles from 05.07, refer to => [ Driver and Front Passenger Side Airbag Igniter from 05.2007 ] Driver and Front Passenger Side Airbag Igniter from 05.2007.
- Remove wiring harness upward.
- Remove adhesive tape from wiring harness.
- Remove backrest heating cable from backrest frame.
- Remove upholstery with cover.
• Installing
Installation is in reverse order of removal. Be sure to note the following:
- Make sure that airbag cable - 16 - runs through cable guide - 17 - and is secured by clip - 15 - to backrest frame.
- Use (V.A.G 1634) to install new upholstery clips on protective cover for side airbag.
9 Upper Fastening Strips
Quantity: 2
10 Side Fastening Strips
Quantity: 2
11 Side Fastening Strips
quantity: 2
12 Lower Fastening Strips
Quantity: 3
13 Upholstery Clips
Quantity: 4
14 Ground Cable
15 Clip
16 Airbag Cable
17 Cable Guide
DVD Player Guide, Removing and Installing
Removing
• DVD player removed.
- Unclip the trim - 2 - for the connector - arrow -.
- Drill out the guides - 1 - and - 3 - for the DVD player using a 12 mm drill dia.
CAUTION!
Danger of destroying the backrest cover and cushion.
• The guides are held in the backrest frame by the retaining tabs - arrows -.
• When removing, drill out only up to dimension - a - = 35 mm.
Installation
• The guide mounts - 1 - and - 3 - on the backrest must free of contaminants.
- Align the backrest cover and install the guides into the mounts.
• The guides - 1 - and - 3 - can be installed in only one position.
• The release buttons must face outside.
- Install the trim - 2 -.
• The trim can be installed in only one position.
• Ignore the - arrow -.
Cover, Separating from Upholstery
1 Cover
• Removing
- Cut the upholstery clips - 3 -.
- Remove cover - 1 -.
• Installing
Installation is in reverse order of removal. Be sure to note the following:
- When installing new upholstery clips, use Upholstery Clip Pliers (V.A.G 1634).
2 Cushion
3 Upholstery Clips