Front Seat

Front Seat

• The following describes removing and installing on the left side of the vehicle. Removing and installing on the right side is identical.

• The following describes removing and installing a manual seat. Removing and installing a power seat is identical.

Removing


Observe safety precautions for working on airbags.

- If present, remove seat drawer from seat.

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

- Remove screws - 3 - and - 4 -.

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

- Disconnect the battery.

- Remove the cap - 5 - from coupling station.


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

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

- Connect Airbag Adapter (VAS 6229) or Airbag Adapter (VAS 6281) to side airbag wiring harness - 6 -.

- Remove screws - 1 - and - 2 -.

- Remove the wiring harness from the mount in the floor panel.


If seat is to be lifted out or transported out of the vehicle, it must not be grasped by the attachments, for example, seat belt latch, lever for seat fore/aft adjustment, lever for seat height adjustment or seat trim panels in order to prevent damage.

- Reach with the right hand between backrest and seat cushion, grasp with the left hand onto forward end of seat cushion and lift seat out of vehicle.






Installing

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

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

- Tighten screw - 1 - (40 Nm).

- Tighten screw - 2 - (40 Nm).


When installing seat, if a thread in mounting plate of seat crossmember was damaged, a reworking of the damaged thread is forbidden. In this case, mounting plate of seat crossmember must be replaced.

If there is damage to threads in mounting plate of seat crossmember:

- Replace the respective mounting plate of seat crossmember => 51



- Remove the airbag adapter (VAS 6229) or the airbag adapter (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.

- If present, insert seat drawer into seat.

- Switch on ignition.


Make sure that no persons are in the vehicle.

- Connect the battery.

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

- Tighten screw - 3 - (40 Nm).

- Tighten screw - 4 - (40 Nm).


When installing seat, if a thread in mounting plate of seat crossmember was damaged, a reworking of the damaged thread is forbidden. In this case, mounting plate of seat crossmember must be replaced.

If there is damage to threads in mounting plate of seat crossmember:

- Replace the respective mounting plate of seat crossmember.