Front Seat Pan Cover and Upholstery

Front Seat Pan Cover and Upholstery

• The following describes removing and installing components on the left seat. Removing and installing components on the right seat is identical.


• If the front seat cushion padding on the passenger side is replaced, replace the front passenger seat occupied sensor (G128) => [ Front Passenger Seat Occupant Sensor G128 ] Front Passenger Seat Occupant Sensor G128 or the passenger occupant detection system on released for USA and Canada vehicles => [ Seat Occupied Recognition for Passenger Airbag Deactivation ] Seat Occupied Recognition for Passenger Airbag Deactivation.

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

- Attach 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 the trim on the tunnel side. Refer to => [ Tunnel Side Trim ] Tunnel Side Trim

- Remove the drawer mount, if equipped. Refer to => [ Drawer Mount ] Drawer Mount

Passenger Seat without Height Adjustment

- Remove the backrest adjustment wheel. Refer to => [ Backrest Adjusting Wheel ] Backrest Adjusting Wheel

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim ] Passenger Seat without Height Adjustment

Passenger Seat with Pass-Through

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim ] Door Sill Side Trim

- Remove the bracket, trim, door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim Bracket ] Door Sill Side Trim Bracket

Front Seats with Manual Height Adjustment

- Remove the backrest adjustment wheel. Refer to => [ Backrest Adjusting Wheel ] Backrest Adjusting Wheel

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim ] Door Sill Side Trim

- Remove the bracket, trim, door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim Bracket ] Door Sill Side Trim Bracket

Power Driver Seat

- Remove the trim on the door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim ] Door Sill Side Trim

- Remove the bracket, trim, door sill side. Refer to => [ Door Sill Side Trim Bracket ] Door Sill Side Trim Bracket

- Disconnect the two harness connectors for the backrest drives underneath the seat frame. Remove the harness connectors from the seat frame.

All seats

- Cut the mesh hose cable tie and pull the harness connector belt lock through it.

• On vehicles with a luggage pass-through, it is sufficient to fold the backrest forward, it does not have to be removed.

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

- Remove the profile - 1 -, - 2 -, - 3 - and - 4 - from the mounts in the seat frame.

- Remove the cover and the upholstery from the seat frame.






- Roll cover upward on outer sides around circumference.

- Using a small screwdriver, unclip profiles - 1 - for cover out of mounts - 2 - in upholstery.

• The cover in the rear area of the seat is secured by upholstery clips; cut these with a diagonal cutter.

- Remove all the clips from the cover on cushion.

- Remove the cover - 3 - from cushion - 4 -.






Installation

- Install in reverse order of removal.

• Where necessary, use Upholstery Clip Pliers (V.A.G 1634) to attach the cover to the cushion.