Front Seat Pan Covers and Upholstery

Front Seat Pan Covers 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 upholstery, front seat cushion on front passenger side is replaced, Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor (G128) also must always be replaced => [ Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor G128 ] Front Passenger's Seat Occupied Sensor G128

Removing

- Mount the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136) on the engine and transmission holder (VAS 6095).

- Remove front seat. Refer to => [ Front Seat ] Front Seat.

- Attach the seat to the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136).

- Remove right trim on seat:

• Seat without folding backrest => [ Right Seat Trim ] Right Seat Trim.

• Seat with folding backrest => [ Left Folding Passenger Seat Trim ] Left Folding Passenger Seat Trim.

Vehicles with manual seat adjustment

- Remove left trim on seat:

• Seat without folding backrest => [ Left Seat Trim ] Left Seat Trim.

• Seat with folding backrest => [ Left and Right Folding Passenger Seat Trim ] Left and Right Folding Passenger Seat Trim.

- Remove bracket and front seat operating lever. Refer to => [ Front Seat Support and Operating Lever ] Front Seat Support and Operating Lever.

Vehicles with power backrest adjustment on the front passenger seat (USA)

- Remove right trim on seat. Refer to => [ Right Seat Trim Panel with Power Lumbar Adjustment, USA ] Right Seat Trim Panel with Power Lumbar Adjustment, USA

- Remove the bracket and the lever on the power front seat backrest adjustment. Refer to => [ Power Backrest Adjustment Bracket and Lever, USA ] Power Backrest Adjustment Bracket and Lever, USA.

Vehicles with electric seat adjustment

- Remove left power seat trim. Refer to => [ Power Seat Trim, Left ] Power Seat Trim, Left.

- Remove retainer and power seat bracket. Refer to => [ Retainer and Power Seat Bracket ] Retainer and Power Seat Bracket.

All vehicles

- If present, remove mount for seat drawer. Refer to => [ Seat Drawer Mount ] Seat Drawer Mount.

- Remove front seat backrest. Refer to => [ Left Front Seat Backrest ] Left Front Seat Backrest.

- Remove profile - 1 - from receptacle.

- Disengage retaining straps - 2 - from seat on both sides.

- Disengage profiles - 3 - from mounts on both sides of seat.

- Disengage profile - 4 - from mount on front side of seat.

- Roll cover upward on outer sides around circumference.






- Using a small screwdriver, unclip the cover retainers - 1 - from the mounts - 2 - in the cushion.

- In vehicles with seat heater, disconnect wiring harness - 3 - from seat frame.

Vehicles with seat occupied recognition

- Remove the cover - 4 - from the cushion - 5 - and seat frame - 6 -.

- Remove the front seat cushion - 5 - and passenger occupant detection system components => [ Seat Occupied Recognition System Repair Set, Vehicles with Manual Seat Adjustment ] Seat Occupied Recognition System Repair Set, Vehicles with Manual Seat Adjustment.


Do not separate the front seat cushion, passenger occupant detection system mat, pressure hose, passenger occupant detection system pressure sensor (G452) and passenger occupant detection system control module (J706).

Vehicles without seat occupied recognition

- Remove the cover - 4 - and the cushion - 5 - from the seat frame - 6 -.






Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.