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Front Passenger Seat Occupant Sensor


If the Front Passenger Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) is replaced, also the upholstery, front seat cushion must always be replaced!

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

- Secure 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 seat cap. Refer to => [ Cover Cap ] Cover Cap

Electric Seat

- Remove electric seat front end trim. Refer to => [ Power Seat Front Side Trim ] Power Seat Front Side Trim

- Remove electric seat trim. Refer to => [ Power Seat Trim ] Power Seat Trim

- Remove electric seat trim bracket. Refer to => [ Power Seat Trim Bracket ] Power Seat Trim Bracket

Partially Electric Seat

- Remove partially electric seat trim. Refer to => [ Partial Power Seat Trim ] Partial Power Seat Trim

- Remove bracket and actuating lever, trim of partially electric/height adjustable seat. Refer to => [ Partial Power/Height-Adjustable Seat Trim Bracket and Operating Lever ] Partial Power/Height-Adjustable Seat Trim Bracket and Operating Lever

Height-Adjustable Seat

- Remove height-adjustable seat trim. Refer to => [ Height-Adjustable Seat Trim ] Height-Adjustable Seat Trim

- Remove bracket and actuating lever, trim of partially electric/height adjustable seat. Refer to => [ Partial Power/Height-Adjustable Seat Trim Bracket and Operating Lever ] Partial Power/Height-Adjustable Seat Trim Bracket and Operating Lever

Seat without Height Adjustment

- Remove trim of seat (without height adjuster). Refer to => [ Seat Trim, without Height Adjustment ] Seat Trim, without Height Adjustment

- Remove bracket, trim, seat (without height adjuster). Refer to => [ Seat Trim Bracket, without Height Adjustment ] Seat Trim Bracket, without Height Adjustment

Passenger Seat with Pass-Through

- Remove the front seat trim. Refer to => [ Passenger Seat Trim, with Pass-Through ] Passenger Seat Trim, with Pass-Through.

- Remove bracket and actuating lever, trim of partially electric/height adjustable seat. Refer to => [ Partial Power/Height-Adjustable Seat Trim Bracket and Operating Lever ] Partial Power/Height-Adjustable Seat Trim Bracket and Operating Lever

All Seats

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

- Cover and upholstery, front seat cushion, removing and installing. Refer to => [ Front Seat Cushion Cover and Upholstery ]

Removing the seat occupied recognitions is described for the vehicle equipment lines trend and comfort lines. Removing the sport line equipment line is done in similar fashion.

- On seats with a massage-/ventilation function, remove cover - 1 - and loosen seat occupied sensor - 2 - from upholstery - 3 -.

- On seats without massage-/ventilation function, loosen seat occupied sensor - 4 - from upholstery - 5 -.






Installation

Trendline and Comfort line equipment lines

- Position flat wire - 1 - of Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) into corresponding recess in center of upholstery.

- Pull off adhesive strips - 2 - from Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) - arrow A - on right side.

- Adhere right sensor strip - 3 - of Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) on to upholstery.

- Pull off adhesive strips - 4 - from Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) - arrow B - on left side.

- Adhere left sensor strip - 5 - of the front passenger seat occupant sensor (G128) to the upholstery.

While adhering, make sure that sensor strips are aligned so that they run parallel to recess in upholstery.

- Position flat wire - 6 - of Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) into corresponding recess on left rear edge of upholstery.

- Pull off adhesive strip - 7 - from Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) - arrow C - and adhere flat wire on to upholstery in this area.

- Position Front Passenger Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) - 8 - and wiring harness - 9 - into corresponding recesses on rear edge of upholstery.






- On seats with a massage-/ventilation function, position cover - 1 - on upholstery, fleece - 2 - must be located on lower side of cover when doing this.






Sportline equipment line

- Position flat wire - 1 - of Front Passenger Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) into corresponding recess of upholstery.

- Slide flat wire forward in direction of travel until the two tabs - 2 - are located in corresponding recess of upholstery.

- Press flat wire - 3 - in rear area of tabs - 2 - into recess of upholstery.






- Pull off adhesive strip - 1 - from Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) - arrow A -.

- Adhere Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) on to upholstery in this area.

- Pull off adhesive strip - 2 - from Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) - arrow B -.

- Adhere Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) on to upholstery in this area.

- Position Front Passenger Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) - 3 - and wiring harness - 4 - into corresponding recesses on rear edge of upholstery.