Backrest Adjustment Motor V45/V46

Backrest Adjustment Motor V45/V46

Includes Driver backrest adjustment motor (V45) / front passenger backrest adjustment motor (V46)

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Special pop rivet pliers (V.A.G 1753A)

• Drill

• Protective eyewear

• Locking compound.

Removing

• Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Restraint System Components, Safety Precautions and Testing Procedures ] Description and Operation.

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

- Remove the front seat. Refer to => [ Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat ] Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat.

- Attach front seat to the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136). Refer to => [ Front Seat on Fixture for Seat Repair VAS 6136, Installing ] Seats Overview.

- Remove the tunnel-side trim:

• Standard seat/Sport seat/power Sport seat, refer to => [ Tunnel Side Trim ] Tunnel Side Trim.

• Multi-contour seat, refer to => [ Tunnel Side Trim ] Tunnel Side Trim.

- Remove the sill-side trim:

• Standard seat/Sport seat/power Sport seat, refer to => [ Sill Side Trim ] Sill Side Trim.

• Multi-contour seat, refer to => [ Sill Side Trim with Front Trim ] Sill Side Trim With Front Trim.

- Remove the seat backrest panel:

• Standard seat/Sport seat/power Sport seat, refer to => [ Backrest Cover ] Backrest Cover.

• Multi-contour seat, refer to => [ Backrest Cover ] Backrest Cover.

- Mark the angle adjustment of the left and right backrest mounting brackets on the front seat as follows:






- Apply mark - arrow B - to the backrest frame with a waterproof marker - 2 - directly at the front edge - arrow A - of the hinge - 1 -.

- Remove nut - 3 - on the shaft - 4 -.

- Remove the upholstery from the backrest near the backrest hinge:






• Power standard seat/Sport seat, refer to => [ Backrest Cover with Backrest Cushion - Standard Seat/Sport Seat ] Backrest Cover With Backrest Cushion - Standard Seat/Sport Seat.

• Super sport seat, refer to => [ Backrest Cover with Backrest Cushion - Super Sport Seat ] Backrest Cover With Backrest Cushion - Super Sport Seat.

• Multi-contour seat, refer to => [ Backrest Cover with Backrest Cushion - Multi-contour Seat ] Backrest Cover With Backrest Cushion - Multi-Contour Seat.

- Remove shaft - 5 - from the backrest frame - 2 - - arrow -.

- Disconnect harness connector - 3 - at the backrest adjustment motor.

• Lay plastic film between the seat cover and the backrest frame to protect against metal shavings.

Eye injury risk.

• Wear protective eyewear!

- Drill out rivets - 1 -, remove backrest adjustment motor - 4 - with bracket.

Installation






- Check the position of the backrest frame - 2 - and the anchor - 1 - on the left and right side.

• The left and right backrest frames must be in the position marked before removal - A and B arrows -.

- If the left and right backrest frames are not in the position marked before removal, correct their position accordingly.

- Set backrest adjustment motor - 3 - with bracket in place.






• It must still be possible to move the backrest adjustment motor.

- First slide the shaft through the hinge (tunnel side) as far as the mount - 4 - in the backrest adjustment motor.

- Check whether the profile of the inserted shaft and mount 2 in the backrest adjustment motor align.

- If the shaft profile and the mount in the backrest adjustment motor do not align, connect an external 12-volt power source to the backrest adjustment motor - 3 - and turn mount until the profiles of shaft and mount are aligned

- Slide shaft - 5 - through the mount in the backrest adjustment motor as far as the stop (sill side) - arrow -.

- Install the new nut - 3 - on the shaft - 4 - and tighten it.






- Rivet bracket with motor to the backrest frame - 2 - - 1 -.






Installation is performed in reverse order of removal, noting the following:

• Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Restraint System Components, Safety Precautions and Testing Procedures ] 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.

• Observe all measures when installing the front seat. Refer to => [ Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat ] Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat.

Information for installation: for example tightening specifications, replacing body parts, refer to => [ Backrest Adjustment Motor Assembly overview ] Backrest Adjustment Motor Assembly overview.