Replacing Cover for Left or Right Front Seat

52 14 400 - Replacing seat cover for left or right front seat (normal/electric)





Special tools required:
- 52 0 050 52 0 050 Pliers





Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove front seat Removing and installing Left or Right Front Seat (Normal/Electric)
- Remove rear panel Removing and Installing/Replacing Rear Panel on Left or Right Front Seat Backrest (Normal/Electric) on front seat backrest
- Remove inner cover Removing and Installing Inner Cover on Left or Right Front Seat (Normal/Electric) on front seat





Warning!
US/CND front passenger seat (with OC3 mat) only:
To avoid damaging the OC3 mat, it is essential to carry out the following operations with extra care.





When replacing seat cover:
If seat cover is defective, seat cover and support with OC3 mat must be replaced together.
New seat cover is supplied with support, OC3 mat and if necessary seat heating.
When replacing support with OC3 mat:
If OC3 mat or support is defective, both parts may only be replaced together.
These must be fitted with the seat cover from the car.





Enabling seat occupancy detector (OC3 mat):
- Connect BMW diagnosis system
- Release seat occupancy detector
- Clear fault memory if necessary





Remove cover (1) on front seat:
- Press clip on door side outwards
- Press clip on tunnel side upwards
- Pull cover (1) forwards out of seat mechanism





Unhook seat cover on at all retaining points (1).
Remove seat cover with support.
If necessary, disconnect all plug connections.





Version with OC3 mat:
- OC3 mat must not be kinked under any circumstances.
Detach all retainers in side area from longitudinal wires (1).
Pull trim wires (1) forward out of seat cover.
Carefully fold back seat cover and release retainers from cross-wires (2).
Remove seat cover from support.

Important!
Remove all remnants of clips from seat cover and support.





Support (1) with OC3 mat (2).

Important!
No retainer remainders may be fitted as well.
Handle OC3 mat with extreme care.
Do not kink OC3 mat.
Do not clamp OC3 mat.
OC3 mat must lie without folds under seat cover.





Installation:
Bend new retainer (2) closed with pliers 52 0 050 52 0 050 Pliers.
1. Retainer
2. Support
3. Trim thread in support
4. Trim thread in seat cover
5. Seat cover





Pull trim threads (1) out of seat cover.

Installation:
Slide trim threads (1) into new seat cover. If necessary, cut mounting for trim threads.