Left Front Seat Backrest

Left Front Seat Backrest

• Removing and installing on the left side of the vehicle is described here. Removing and installing on the right side is identical.

Removing

- Mount the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136) on the engine and transmission holder (VAS 6095).

- Remove front seat. Refer to => [ Front Seat ] Front Seat

- Attach the seat to the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136).

- Remove clip - 1 - on tunnel side from seat frame.






- Remove clip - 1 - on sill side from seat frame.






- Disengage hook - 1 - from seat frame on sill side.






- Remove the trim from on the tunnel side from the seat. Refer to => [ Seat Trim, Tunnel-Side ] Seat Trim, Tunnel-Side

Vehicles with Manual Seat Adjustment

- Remove the trim on the sill-side from the seat. Refer to => [ Sill-Side Seat Trim ] Sill-Side Seat Trim

Vehicles with Electric Seat Adjustment

- Remove the trim on the sill-side from the power seat. Refer to => [ Power Seat Sill-Side Trim ] Power Seat Sill-Side Trim

All Vehicles

- Remove wiring harnesses from side airbag and seat heating from seat base, if necessary.

- Remove two bolts each on left and right sides - 1 - and - 2 - (34.5 Nm).

• The bolts are microencapsulated and must therefore be replaced after every removal.

• Before installing the new screws, the threads of the corresponding nuts must be cleaned.

- Remove the backrest from the seat frame.






Installation

- Install in reverse order of removal.