Cover and Upholstery, Seat Pan With Seat Depth Adjust

Cover and Upholstery, Seat Pan with Seat Depth Adjust

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Special hook (3370)

• Fixture for Seat Repair (VAS 6136)

• The work description is based on a manual or power sport front seat and super sport front seat.

Removing

• Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to=> [ Restraint System Components ] Description and Operation.

• 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:

• Manual Sport seat, refer to => [ Manual Standard Front Seat ] Manual Standard Front Seat.

• Power sport seat and super sport seat, refer to => [ Power Standard Front Seat ] Power Standard Front Seat.

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

- Remove backrest:

• Manual Sport seat, refer to => [ Front Backrest ] Front Backrest.

• Power sport seat and super sport seat, refer to => [ Backrest ] Backrest.

- Remove the sill side trim retaining bracket.

• Manual Sport seat, refer to => [ Sill Side Retaining Bracket Trim ] Sill Side Retaining Bracket Trim.

• Power sport seat and super sport seat, refer to => [ Sill Side Retaining Bracket Trim ] Sill Side Retaining Bracket Trim.

- Versions with child seat anchor (front passenger seat only): remove the child seat anchor. Refer to => [ LATCH Child Seat Anchor ] LATCH Child Seat Anchor.

- Remove the seat depth adjuster as far as the stop.






- Unclip the catches - 2 -.

- Tilt the support with the cushion and cover - 1 - for the seat depth adjustment upward in direction of - arrow - so that the catches remain disengaged.

- Remove support - 1 - with seat depth adjustment cushion and cover - 2 - up and forward at an angle.






• The illustration does not show the seat pan lower frame.

- Disengage tabs - 3 - from openings - 5 - on seat depth adjustment lower section - 4 -.

- Unclip the clamping profile - 1 - and - 2 - for the cover and cushion - 4 - across and at the sides from the catches - 3 -.






- Disengage the cover clamping profiles - 3 - with the (3370) on the side - A - of the seat pan upper frame.






- When disengaging the retaining channels, be careful of the exposed retaining hooks - 1 - on the edge - 2 -.

- Disengage both hooks - 1 - on the seat pan - 3 -.






• Child seat anchor - 2 - removed.

- Disengage the clamping profiles - 6 - on the cover using the (3370) near - A -.

- When disengaging the cover, be careful of the exposed retaining hooks - 4 - on the edge - 5 -.

- Remove the cover and cushion from the seat pan while at the same time removing the seat heating wiring harness.

• The seat depth adjuster support (plastic) remains on the upholstery.

Installing

• Follow all safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components. Refer to=> [ Restraint System Components ] Description and Operation.

• 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.

Installation is reverse of removal, but note the following:

• Make sure the connectors are installed all the way in and are secure.

Connect the battery with the ignition switched on. Pyrotechnic components could deploy after connecting the battery if they were not repaired correctly. Individuals must not be inside the vehicle when connecting the battery.

- Connect the battery Ground (GND) cable with the ignition turned on.

• If the airbag indicator lamp (K75) indicates a fault after installation, the Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) memory must be checked, deleted and checked again. Refer to Vehicle diagnostic tester.