Front Seat Backrest Cover and Upholstery

Front Seat Covers and Upholstery


Front Seat Backrest Cover and Upholstery

• Removal and installation of the components is described for the left-hand seat. The same instructions apply for removal and installation of components for right seat.

Removing

- Mount the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136) on the engine and transmission holder (VAS 6095).

- Remove front seat. Refer to --> [ Front Seat ] Front Seat.

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

- Remove right trim on seat.

Vehicles with manual seat adjustment

- Remove left trim on seat.

Vehicles with power backrest adjustment on the driver seat (NAR)

- Remove right trim on seat. Refer to --> [ Right Seat Trim Panel with Power Lumbar Adjustment ] Right Seat Trim Panel With Power Lumbar Adjustment

Vehicles with electric seat adjustment

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

All vehicles

- Remove front seat backrest. Refer to --> [ Front Seat Backrest ] Front Seat Backrest.

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

- Press button in headrest and pull headrest - 2 - out of backrest.

- Remove headrest guides - 1 - and - 3 -. Refer to --> [ Headrest Guides ] Headrest Guides.

Only vehicles with manual lumbar adjustment

- Remove adjusting wheel - 4 - for lumbar adjustment using disassembly pliers (3392).

All vehicles

- Disengage backrest profile - 5 - on both sides.

- Release profile - 6 - from mount - 7 -.





- Disengage tension wire - 1 - from backrest frame on left and right sides.

- Disengage profiles - 2 - on left and right sides from mounts - 3 -.

- Roll backrest cover upward.

- Using a small screwdriver, unclip profiles - 4 - for backrest cover out of mounts - 5 - in upholstery.





- Roll cover upward further.

- Unclip profiles of cover out of mounts in upholstery.

• For the sake of illustration, backrest cover is depicted as partially removed in the illustration.

- Cut upholstery clips - 1 -. Upholstery clips must be replaced during installation.

- Disengage tension wire - 2 - on both sides from upholstery wire - 3 -.

- Remove the cover and upholstery - 4 - from the backrest frame - 5 -.





Installing

To install, perform the steps used for removal in reverse order.

Upholstery clip pliers (V.A.G 1634) is required to install new upholstery clips.