Procedures

Armrest, rear seat

- Remove the panel between the backrests in the rear seat by inserting your hands between the padding and brackets, pressing the four catches and then pulling out the panel.
- Place the panel to one side, it shall not be used again.

- Pull off the seat cushion, first at the rear edge where it is secured by one holder. Then at the front edge where it is secured by two holders.
- Remove the seat cushion.

- Fold the backrest forward.
- Remove the panel for the backrest's left-hand mounting.

- Fold the backrest away from the left-hand mounting.
- Pull it out from the mounting towards the right-hand side.

- Install the new bearing on the backrest's shaft journal. Ensure that the control arm's lug (1) locates in the underneath of the shaft journal's hook (2).
- Press the control arm on the shaft journal until the hooks engage.

- Reinstall the backrest. Check that it is securely in its mountings.

- Secure the backrest in the left-hand mounting with the screw and lock pin.
- Tighten the backrest and check that it is securely in its mountings. Torque tighten the screw to 15 Nm (11 lbf.ft.).

- Repeat points 3-11 for the other backrest.

- Install the central armrest by grasping each end, moving it up towards the backrest lugs (1) and aligning the holders (2) in the backrest's sides in the central armrest's cut-out (3).
- Then press the central armrest down at the rear edge so that the lugs (1) engage in the cut-out (4). A click should be heard when the central armrest is secured.