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Seat Cover For Drivers Seat



52 14 402 Replacing Seat Cover For Driver's Seat

Special tools required:







Necessary preliminary work:
- Remove driver's seat.
- Remove rear panel on front seat backrest
- Remove inner cover on driver's seat
- Remove operating unit







Remove cover (1) on front seat:
- Press clip on door side outwards
- Press clip on tunnel side upwards
- Pull cover (1) forwards out of seat mechanism







Unhook seat cover on at all attachment points (1).







Unhook seat cover in marked area (1).

With seat heating only as optional equipment:
Disconnect plug connection (2).
Remove seat cover complete with upholstery.

With air conditioning only as optional equipment:







Unlock plug connections (1) and disconnect.







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

IMPORTANT: Remove all remnants of clamps from seat cover and upholstery.

Replace seat cover:







Pull trim wires out of seat cover.

Installation note:
Slide trim threads into new seat cover.
If necessary, cut mounting for trim threads.







Installation note:
Bend new clamps (2) closed with pliers 52 0 050.