Front Seat

Front Seats

Front Seat

Removal

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

• Removal and installation applies to manual and electric seats.

CAUTION!
Read the Safety Instructions for working with airbags, belt tensioners and battery cut-out units.

- Position seat as far forward as possible using fore/aft adjustment.

- Remove bolts - 3 - and - 4 -.

- Position seat as far back as possible using fore/aft adjustment.

- Move seat approx. 4 cm forward. This is necessary in order to be able to remove the belt buckle during the following steps.

- Disconnect vehicle battery.

- Remove the cap - 5 - from coupling station.

CAUTION!
Electrostatic discharges can lead to an unintended deployment of the airbag. Therefore the technician must discharge static electricity from the body before separating the ignition and ground wiring. This is done, for example, by briefly touching the body or the door striker or pin.

- Depending on vehicle equipment, disconnect seat wiring harnesses from the coupling station.

- Connect (VAS 6229) onto wiring harness for side airbag - 6 -.

If the (VAS 6229) does not fit, use (VAS 6281).

- Remove bolts - 1 - and - 2 -.

- Remove wiring harness from its mount in vehicle floor.





Installation

- Lift seat through the front doors and into the vehicle.

- Insert seat into corresponding holes in vehicle floor via centering pins on tunnel side.

- Tip seat back until backrest rests again rear bench seat seat cushion.

- Remove (VAS 6229)/ (VAS 6281).

- Engage wiring harness for side airbag - 6 - in coupling station.

- Engage the remaining wiring harnesses in connector station, according to vehicle equipment.

- Secure wiring harness in mount on floor and insert cover cap - 5 - into coupling station.

- Tip seat forward. Centering pins on tunnel side must then be located in corresponding holes in vehicle floor.

- Tighten screw - 1 - (40 Nm).

- Tighten screw - 2 - (40 Nm).

- Switch on ignition.

CAUTION!
Make sure that no persons are in the vehicle.

- Connect vehicle battery.

- Position seat as far forward as possible using fore/aft adjustment.

- Tighten screw - 3 - (40 Nm).

- Tighten screw - 4 - (40 Nm).