Seat heating element (standard seat), replacing

• Remove seat → Seat, assembly overview .
• Remove backrest → Front seat backrest, assembly overview .
• Remove cover and padding from seat pan → Seat pan cover and padding (standard seat), removing and installing .

Fig 1: Identifying Electrical Wire, Heating Element, Gap & Gap Positions

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• Cut electrical wire - 2  - off old heating element - 1  -.
• Align heating elements - 1  - on the seat cushion, remove the protective film and bond the heating elements firmly onto the padded surfaces.
• Push the electric cable - 2  - into the gap - 3  -.
• The connecting cables must be laid without crossing in the bottom of the gaps at positions - 4  -.