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Front Seat Backrest Cover and Cushion






Front Seat Backrest Cover and Cushion

Removing

Removing and installing the components is described for the left seat. Removing and installing the components from the right seat is identical.

Removing and installing is shown as an example and applies to all equipment lines.

- 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 the front seat belt latch. Refer to => [ Front Seat Belt Latches ] Front Seat Belt Latches

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

Passenger Seat without Height Adjustment

- Remove the backrest adjustment wheel. Refer to => [ Backrest Adjusting Wheel ] Backrest Adjusting Wheel

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim, Passenger Seat without Height Adjustment ] Door Sill Side Trim, Passenger Seat without Height Adjustment

Passenger Seat with Pass-Through

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim, Passenger Seat with Pass-Through ] Door Sill Side Trim, Passenger Seat with Pass-Through

Front Seats with Manual Height Adjustment

- Remove the backrest adjustment wheel. Refer to => [ Backrest Adjusting Wheel ] Backrest Adjusting Wheel

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim, Front Seats with Manual Height Adjustment ] Door Sill Side Trim, Front Seats with Manual Height Adjustment

Power driver seat

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim, Power Driver Seat ] Door Sill Side Trim, Power Driver Seat

- Disconnect the two harness connectors for the backrest drives underneath the seat frame. Remove the harness connectors from the seat frame.

All seats

- Cut the mesh hose cable tie and pull the harness connector belt lock through it.

- Remove the backrest. Refer to => [ Backrest ] Backrest

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

- Remove the lumbar adjustment lever, if equipped. Refer to => [ Lumbar Adjustment Lever ] Lumbar Adjustment Lever

- Remove the backrest and folding table, if equipped. Refer to => [ Backrest Folding Table ] Backrest Folding Table

- Press the release button and pull the headrest out of the backrest.

- Release profile - 1 - from mount - 2 -.






- Roll the cover upward.






- On vehicles with heated seats, guide the wiring harness - 1 - through the opening in the cushion.

- Cut through the four upholstery clips - arrows -.

- Fold the cover farther up and cut through the next two upholstery clips.

- Remove the right and left clip on the back side of the backrest with release tool (T10236) - 1 -.






- Remove the right and left mounting strap - 2 - from the backrest frame.

- Fold the cover further upward and using a small screwdriver, pry the cover profile out of the mounts in the cushion - arrows -.






- Fold the cover further upward and remove the remaining cushion cover mounts.

- Pull the cover over both headrest guides and remove it from the backrest frame.

- Pull the cushion - 1 - up over both headrest guides and remove it from the backrest frame - 2 -.






Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.

Passenger Seat with Pass-Through

When installing the cushion on the backrest frame, pay attention to the cable guide cover.

The mounting strap on the door sill side may be close only after the seat heating wiring harness has be installed.