Backrest Cover For Drivers Seat

52 16 407 Replacing Backrest Cover For Driver's Seat

Special tools required:







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







Optional equipment with seat heating only:
Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.







Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.







Optional equipment with air conditioning only:
Open Velcro-type fasteners (1).







Unlock and disconnect plug connections (1) for fan.







Disengage backrest cover in lower area from attachment points.







Disengage backrest cover in upper area from attachment points.







With rear passenger compartment monitor optional equipment only:
Remove rear passenger compartment monitor.
Release tackers in marked area from carrier plate (1).
Remove clamps (2) at top left and right.

Replacement only:
New backrest cover must be cut to size.
Slide cutting base under cover.
Place template on leather edge.
Mark outline and cut out.







Installation note:
Mount head restraint to pretension backrest cover.
The seam of the backrest cover must not be wavy and must be flush with the backrest frame upper edge.
Align backrest cover centrally.
Tack backrest cover with pneumatic tacker (sourcing reference: see BMW workshop equipment) front inside outwards to carrier plate (1).
7 tackers on carrier plate at top.
4 tackers on left and right in side area.
52 0 050Bend new clamps closed with pliers.
Backrest cover must not show any folds.







Disengage cover welt from cover securing strip.
1. Raise cover welt from cover securing strip.
2. Pull cover welt upwards and feed out of cover securing strip.







Unhook backrest cover (1) at bottom and sides towards front.
Pull off backrest cover (1) with upholstery towards top from backrest frame (2).







Release all clamps.
Remove backrest cover (1) from upholstery.

Installation note:
Remove all remnants of clips from backrest cover (1) and upholstery.







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







Replacement only:
Remove trim threads (1) from backrest cover.
(2) Seat heater cable

Installation note:
Push trim threads (1) into new backrest cover.
If necessary, cut locators for trim wires in new part.







Lever out locking strip of head restraint guide with special tool 100 9 317.