Fixed backrest, removing and installing: Notes

Removing 

Fig 1: Fixed Backrest Remove/Install Components

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• Remove rear seat bench: Vehicles through 10.04 → Seatbench, removing and installing - vehicles up to 10.04 , vehicles from 11.04 → Seatbench, removing and installing - vehicles from 11.04 .
• Remove headrests → Headrest with insertion lock, removing and installing  or → Headrests without insertion lock, removing and installing .
• For vehicles with ski sack, remove ski sack frame → Frame for ski sack, removing and installing (foldable rear seat) .
• Remove headrest guides:

• Headrest guides with slide in locking mechanism → Headrest guides with insertion lock, removing and installing 
• Outer headrest guides without slide in locking mechanism → Outer headrest guides without insertion lock, removing and installing 
• Inner headrest guides without slide in locking mechanism → Inner headrest guides without insertion lock, removing and installing 

• On vehicles with side airbag, disconnect electrical harness connector Side airbag wiring connector, disconnecting 
• On vehicles with heated backrest, disconnect electrical harness connectors.
• Remove rear backrest - 2  - in - direction of arrow A  - out of mountings - 4  -.
• Remove rear backrest in - direction of arrow B  - from chassis cut-out.

• Remove rear backrest from vehicle.

Installing 

Installation is reverse of removal. Observe the following when doing so: