Backrest Cover and Cushion, Passenger Folding Seat
Backrest Cover and Cushion, Passenger Folding Seat
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Seat Repair Stand (VAS6136)
• Drill for vehicles equipped with a DVD player
• Eye protection for vehicles equipped with a DVD player
• 12 mm drill for vehicles equipped with a DVD player
Removing
• Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components.
• Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling them must discharge static electricity. For example, by briefly touching the door striker pin.
- Remove the passenger folding seat. Refer to => [ Manual Standard Front Seat ] Manual Standard Front Seat.
- Attach front folding seat to (VAS 6136). Refer to => [ Front Seat, Installing on Seat Repair Stand ] Overhaul.
Vehicles equipped with a mount for a DVD player
• DVD player removed.
- Unclip the trim - 2 - for the connector - arrow -.
Eye injury risk.
• Wear protective eyewear!
- Drill out the guides - 1 - and - 3 - for the DVD player using a 12 mm drill.
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.
All vehicles
- Remove backrest cover panel. Refer to => [ Backrest Cover ] Backrest Cover.
- Remove the headrests. Refer to => [ Headrests with Locking Mechanism ] Headrests With Locking Mechanism.
- Remove tunnel side trim panel. Refer to => [ Trim, Tunnel Side ] Trim, Tunnel Side.
- Remove the trim on the sill side. Refer to => [ Trim, Sill Side ] Trim, Sill Side.
- Fold the backrest forward.
- Disengage the rear retaining strips - 1, 2, 3 and 4 - on the backrest frame.
- Remove the left and right clips - 5 - and open the zipper.
- Fold the backrest back up and remove the cover and lower cushion on the backrest frame.
- Remove the padding from the front backrest until the side airbag bolt - 7 - is accessible; to do this carefully pull off the cover - 2 - and the padding - 3 - in the area around the side airbag.
- Remove the bolt - 7 -.
- Release the side airbag - 6 - and the hook - 5 - from the backrest frame - 4 - and leave it in the pocket sewn into the cover - 1 -.
- Remove the cover and cushion from the backrest frame while guiding the side airbag wiring harness.
Installation
• Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components.
• Before handling pyrotechnic 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:
- Install the side airbag. Refer to => [ Driver or Front Passenger Side Airbag Igniter ] Driver or Front Passenger Side Airbag Igniter.
- Make sure the retaining strips engage correctly and the cover is not wrinkled.
Vehicles equipped with a mount for a DVD player
• 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 - arrow -.
All vehicles
- Close the lower zipper on the backrest cover. Refer to Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).
- Stick the ends of the zipper under the cover.
• Make sure the connectors are installed all the way in and are secure.
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.
- Connect the battery ground cable with the ignition turned on.
• If the airbag indicator lamp (K75) indicates a fault after installation, the DTC memory must be checked, deleted and checked again using the Vehicle diagnostic tester.