Seat Cover For Passenger Seat

52 14 403 Replacing Seat Cover For Front Passenger Seat (From 09/09)

Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary work:
- Remove front passenger seat
- Remove rear panel on front seat backrest
- Remove inner cover on front seat
- Remove switch combination

WARNING:
US/CDN front passenger seat (with CIS mat) only:
- A faulty CIS mat, seat heating or seat cover can only be replaced as a single unit.
- New CIS mat is supplied with seat cover and if necessary seat heating.
- After fitting seat cover, enable CIS mat with BMW diagnosis system.

WARNING:
US/CDN front passenger seat (with CIS mat) only:
- To avoid damaging the CIS mat, it essential to carry out the following operations with extra care.

IMPORTANT:
- Risk of damage on sharp-edged seat mechanism.
- Guide all cables carefully through seat and backrest mechanism.
- Make sure cable is routed without kinks and tension.
- Make sure plug connections are correctly locked.
- Make sure connectors are correctly seated in latch mechanisms.

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 climate control only as optional equipment:
Release 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 wires into new seat cover. If necessary, cut mounting for trim wires.

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