Standard Seat Wiring

NOTE:

Front passengers seat is depicted, drivers seat is arranged symmetrically.
Cable routing and wiring mounts on seat must be performed according to the illustration to prevent damage to the cable harness.

Wiring on right side

Fig 1: Standard Seat Wiring - Right Side

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1 - Cable harness

2 - Connector strip

3 - Locating clip

Locating clip - 3 - must always be inserted from below.
In the event the locating clip - 3 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

4 - Spiral clip

5 - Locating clip

For mounting on center crossmember

6 - Locating clip

For mounting on outer crossmember

7 - Locating clip

8 - Locating clip

Wiring on right side from outside

NOTE:

Magnified area shows the view from the side

Fig 2: Standard Seat Wiring - Right Side From Outside

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1 - Cable harness

2 - Connector strip

3 - Locating clip

Locating clip - 3 - must always be inserted from below.
In the event the locating clip - 3 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

4 - Spiral clip

5 - Locating clip

For mounting on center crossmember

6 - Locating clip

For mounting on outer crossmember

7 - Locating clip for wiring of seat height adjustment motor

8 - Harness connector of seat height adjustment motor

9 - Seat height adjustment motor

Wiring on connector strip

Fig 3: Standard Seat Wiring - Connector Strip

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1 - Locating clip

2 - Spiral clip

3 - Locating clip of airbag wire

4 - Airbag cable

5 - Seat angle adjustment motor connector

Top seat pan wiring

NOTE:

Depicted without cover and upholstery in the illustration.

Fig 4: Standard Seat Wiring - Top Seat Pan Wiring

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1 - Seat ventilator harness connector (3-pin)

2 - Harness connector for rear footwell light

3 - Harness connector (8-pin) to backrest

4 - Harness connector (2-pin) to backrest heater

5 - Locating clip

Locating clip - 5 - must always be inserted from below.
In the event the locating clip - 5 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.
A missing securing clip - 5 - must be installed 80 mm (dimension - A -) from the center spiral clip - 6 -.

NOTE:

On new seat wiring, locating clip - 5 - must be the first to be inserted.

6 - Left spiral clips

7 - Right spiral clips

8 - Harness connector (2-pin) to seat heater

Wiring on left side from outside

NOTE:

Magnified area shows the view from the side

Fig 5: Standard Seat Wiring - Left Side From Outside

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1 - Locating clip

2 - Harness connector (1-pin) for airbag Ground (GND)

3 - Locating clip

Locating clip - 3 - must always be inserted from below.
In the event the locating clip - 3 - is missing it must be installed otherwise the cable may wear through on the seat frame.

4 - Spiral clip

5 - Harness connector (2-pin) to backrest heater

6 - Harness connector (8-pin) to backrest

7 - Spiral clip

8 - Harness connector for belt buckle

Wiring for seat pan motors

Fig 6: Standard Seat Wiring - Seat Pan Motors

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1 - Seat angle adjustment motor connector

2 - Seat angle adjustment motor wiring

The wire - 2 - must be routed above the seat angle adjustment motor.
Wire - 2 - is the longer wire.

3 - Seat forward/back adjustment motor connector

4 - Spiral clip

Backrest wiring

NOTE:

Top magnified area depicts view from the front.

Fig 7: Standard Seat Wiring - Backrest Wiring

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1 - Backrest cable harness

2 - Locating clip (6x)

3 - Harness connector for backrest adjustment motor

4 - Harness connector (8-pin) to backrest

5 - Harness connector (2-pin) to backrest heater

6 - Cable guide

7 - Harness connector for lumbar height motor

8 - Lumbar height motor

9 - Cable ties (qty. 2)