Powered Front Seat, Squab Cover

Removal
1. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal. Service and Repair

WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE BATTERY A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE WORKING ON A FRONT SEAT WITH A SIDE AIRBAG FITTED.

2. Remove front seat for access. Service and Repair
3. Remove Seat back finisher. Service and Repair
4. Remove front seat headrest.





5. Release the squab cover to seat frame securing strips (6 on Vanden Plas models).





6. Release the squab cover to seat frame lower securing clips.





7. Remove the four squab pad to squab suspension hog rings.





8. On Vanden Plas models only, sever the two ratchet straps securing squab pad to squab suspension.





9. Disconnect the squab heater element harness multiplug (grey).
10. Release the lower part of squab cover and pad from seat frame.





11. Release seat headrest guides from seat frame and remove squab cover and pad.





12. Position squab cover sides for access and remove the eighteen squab cover to pad hog rings.
13. Remove staples securing squab cover to squab pad and heater element.
14. Remove headrest guides from squab cover.


Installation
1. Fit and fully seat headrest guides to squab cover.
2. Position squab pad and heater element in squab cover, ensuring that headrest guides pass through pad.
3. Using the eighteen hog rings, secure squab cover to pad.
4. Pull squab cover sides over squab pad.
5. Fit but do not secure ratchet straps to squab pad.
6. Position squab cover and pad on seat frame and fully seat headrest guides in frame.
7. Position lower part of squab cover on seat frame and secure ratchet straps to squab suspension.
8. Position lower edge of squab cover to seat frame and secure with nine retaining clips.
9. Position and fit squab cover to seat frame retaining strips.
10. Fit and tighten squab cover upper securing screws.
11. Fit headrest.
12. Fit seat back finisher.
13. Install front seat in vehicle.
14. Connect ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery cover. Service and Repair