Replacing Seat Cover on Left or Right Front Seat (Normal/Manual)

52 13 400 - Replacing seat cover on left or right front seat (normal/manual)





Special tools required:
- 52 0 050 52 0 050 Pliers






Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove front seat Removing and Installing Left or Right Front Seat (Normal / Manual)
- Remove outer cover Removing and Installing/Replacing Outer Cover on Left or Right Front Seat Backrest (Normal/Manual) on front seat





Warning!
US/CDN front passenger seat (with OC3 mat) only:
A defective OC3 mat may only be replaced complete with the padding and the seat cover.
New OC3 mat is supplied with padding, seat cover and if necessary seat heating.
After fitting, the OC3 mat must be enabled with the diagnosis system.
Individual parts not available.





Enabling seat occupancy detector (OC3 mat):
- Connect BMW programming system Programming and Relearning
- Code airbag control unit
- Clear fault memory if necessary





Version with seat heating and/or with seat occupancy detector (OC3 mat) only:
Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.
Unclip seat heating cable (2).
Disengage seat heating cable (2) from cable holders (3).
Disconnect plug connection for seat occupancy detector (4).

Important!
Risk of damage to sharp-edged seat frame. Guide cable carefully through seat and backrest mechanism.





Installation:
A = Catch, old version
B = Catch, new version

Important!
Make sure plug connections (1) are correctly locked.
Make sure plugs (1) are correctly seated in catches (2).





Release screw (1).
Remove trim (2) from inside of seat.





Lever clip (1) out of seat cover on left and right.

Installation:
If necessary, replace faulty clip.





Detach seat cover (1) from seat frame.





Pull out cover welt (1) completely from seat frame (2).





Remove seat cover (1) with padding towards front/top.

Important!
Carefully slide bracing cloth with foam through backrest gap and seat structure.





Version with seat heater and/or with seat occupancy detector (OC3 mat):
Release the corresponding plug connections depending on the version and disconnect.
Pull seat cover (1) with padding forward a little and feed cable (2) out.
Remove seat cover (1) with padding towards front/top.






Note:
Operation for replacing seat cover with OC3 mat ends with the above work step.





Carefully detach all retainers in side area from longitudinal wires (1).
Pull trim wires (1) forward out of seat cover.
Carefully fold back seat cover and release retainers from cross-wires (2).
Remove seat cover from padding.

Important!
Remove all remnants of clips from seat cover and padding.





Replacement only:
If necessary, cut new seat cover to size and insert trim wires.






Installation:
Bend new clips (2) with special tool 52 0 050 52 0 050 Pliers.
1. Padding
2. Retainer
3. Trim wire in padding
4. Trim wire in cover
5. Seat cover