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Seat Cover With Seat Cushion For Multi-Contour Seat







Seat Cover with Seat Cushion for Multi-contour Seat

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Special hook (3370)

Trim removal wedge (3409)

Removing

Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Pyrotechnic, Electrical and Mechanical Restraint System Components, Safety Precautions and Testing Procedures ] Testing and Inspection.

Before handling pyrotechnical components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling them must "discharge static electricity". For example, by briefly touching the door striker pin.

- Remove the front seat. Refer to => [ Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat ] Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat.

- Attach front seat to the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136). Refer to => [ Installing Front Seat on Fixture for Seat Repair VAS 6136 ] Installing Front Seat on Fixture For Seat Repair VAS 6136.

- Remove backrest. Refer to => [ Backrest ] Backrest.

Front passenger seat - country-specific with passenger occupant detection system for front passenger airbag deactivating:






Never disconnect the connector - 4 - from the passenger occupant detection system control module (J706).

- Disconnect the connector - 3 - from the control module.

- Remove the screw - 1 -.

- Disengage the control module - 2 - from the bracket - arrow - and free up the control module and wire.

Continuation for driver seat and front passenger seat:






- Remove front trim bracket, compressor and multi-contour seat control module. Refer to => [ Front Trim Bracket, Compressor and Multicontour Seat Control Module ] Front Trim Bracket, Compressor and Multicontour Seat Control Module.

- Detach rubber strap - 2 - and molding - 1 - at the front of the seat pan.

- Detach tab hooks - 1 to 4 - at the bottom of the seat pan.






- Detach molding - 5 - at the rear of the seat pan using the special hook (3370).

- Detach the molding - 3 - from the seat frame on the sill-side.






- Detach the molding - 1 - and - 2 - from the seat frame on the sill-side.

- Free up the electric wire for the heating element and remove the sill-side seat bolster padding.

- Lift the seat cover - 3 - on the tunnel side.






- Disengage the tab - 1 - on the seat frame on the tunnel side.

- Detach the molding - 2 - from the seat pan frame on the tunnel side.

- Free up the heating element connector and remove the tunnel-side seat bolster padding.

- Remove expanding rivet - 2 - from the upholstery wire - 1 -.






- Unclip the center of the upholstery wire from the lower seat frame - arrow C -.

- Push the front upholstery wire down - arrow A - and remove from the lower seat frame - arrow B -.

- Repeat on the opposite side.

- Disconnect the connector on the seat cushion and free up the wires.

- Lift the seat cover and rear seat cushion - 1 - carefully and disengage the rubber band - 3 - for the seat cover from the lower seat frame.






- Unclip the seat cover clamping strip - 2 - from the seat depth adjuster cover using a trim removal wedge (3409) - arrows -.

- Remove the seat cover and seat cushion.

Installation

Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to => [ Pyrotechnic, Electrical and Mechanical Restraint System Components, Safety Precautions and Testing Procedures ] Testing and Inspection.

Before handling pyrotechnical components (for example, connecting electrical connector), the person handling them must "discharge static electricity". For example, by briefly touching the door striker pin.

Observe all measures when installing the front seat. Refer to => [ Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat ] Power Standard Seat/Sport Seat/Super Sport Seat.

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

Information for installation: for example tightening specifications, replacing body parts, refer to => [ Seat Cover and Seat Cushion for Multi-contour Seat Assembly Overview ] Seat Cover and Seat Cushion For Multi-Contour Seat Assembly Overview.