Left Front Seat Backrest

Left Front Seat Backrest

• The following describes removing and installing on the left side of the vehicle. 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 the front seat. Refer to => [ Front Seat ] Front Seat.

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

- Remove front right seat trim. Refer to => [ Right Seat Trim ] Right Seat Trim

Vehicles with manual seat adjustment

- Remove front left seat trim => [ Left Seat Trim ] Left Seat Trim

Vehicles with electric seat adjustment

- Remove left power seat trim. Refer to => [ Left Power Seat Trim ] Left Power Seat Trim

All vehicles

- Disengage retaining straps from backrest cover on underside of seat frame.

- 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.






Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.