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Replacing Seat Cover for Left or Right Front Seat (TU)




52 13 400 - Replacing seat cover for left or right front seat (TU)





Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove front seat Removing and Installing Left or Right Front Seat (TU)
- Remove inner trim of seat cushion Removing and Installing/Replacing Inner Cover on Left or Right Front Seat (TU)
- Remove outer trim of seat cushion Removing and Installing/Replacing Outer Cover on Left or Right Front Seat (TU)
- Remove seat belt pretensioner Removing and Installing/Replacing Front Left or Right Buckle Anchorage (Belt Tensioner)

Warning!
Seat and backrest frames of front seats have very sharp edges. Risk of injury and damage!





US/CDN front passenger seat (with OC3 mat) only:

If seat cover is defective, seat cover, padding and OC3 mat must be replaced completely.

The same applies to a defective OC3 mat or padding; both parts can only be replaced together with the seat cover.

New seat cover is supplied with padding, OC3 mat and if necessary seat heating.

After fitting, the OC3 mat must be enabled with the diagnosis system.

Individual parts not available.





After fitting seat cover, enable OC3 mat with diagnosis system.

Enabling seat occupancy detector (OC3 mat):

- Connect diagnosis system
- Release seat occupancy detector
- Clear fault memory if necessary





Important!
Mucket (2) must be fitted in marked area (1) on seat frame (3)

(risk of damage to seat cover).





Lever welt (1) out of seat frame.





Version with seat heating:

Release plug connector (1) and pull off.

Feed wiring harness out of seat frame.





Lever out clips (3) on left and right.

Installation:
Replace faulty clips (2).

Disengage welt (3) on left and right from seat frame.
Detach seat cover from metal hooks (1) on left and right.





Detach welt (1) from seat frame.

Installation:
Support must rest cleanly on seat frame.

Remove seat cover with support from seat frame.