Backrest Cover And Cushion, Removing And Installing, Folding Seat: Removing

WARNING:

Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". This can be done by touching the door striker, for example.

-- Remove the passenger folding seat. Refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MANUAL .

-- Attach front folding seat to the Engine/Transmission Holder - Seat Repair Fixture VAS6136. Refer to FRONT SEAT, MOUNTING ON FIXTURE FOR SEAT REPAIR .

Vehicles equipped with a mount for a DVD player:

Fig 1: Identifying Guides And Trim

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DVD player removed.

-- Unclip the trim -2- for the connector -arrow-.

WARNING:

Danger of eye injury.

Wear protective eyewear.

-- Drill out the guides -1- and -3- for the DVD player using a 12 mm diameter drill.

Fig 2: Identifying Drill Bit And Dimension -A- = 35 mm On Guide

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CAUTION:

Danger of destroying the backrest cover and cushion.

The guides are held in the backrest frame by the retaining tabs -arrows-.
When removing, drill out only up to dimension -a- = 35 mm.

Continuation for all vehicles:

-- Remove the backrest cover. Refer to BACKREST COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the headrests. Refer to HEADREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the Seat side trim on the tunnel side. Refer to TRIM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, TUNNEL-SIDE .

-- Remove the seat side sill panel trim. Refer to SILL-SIDE TRIM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FOLDING SEAT .

-- Fold the backrest forward.

Fig 3: Folding Backrest Forward

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-- Disengage the rear retaining strips -1, 2, 3 and 4- on the backrest frame.

-- Remove the left and right clips -5- and open the zipper.

-- Fold the backrest back up and remove the cover and lower cushion on the backrest frame.

-- Remove the padding from the front backrest until the side airbag bolt -7- is accessible ; to do this carefully pull off the cover -2- and the padding -3- in the area around the side airbag.

Fig 4: Identifying Side Airbag Components

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-- Remove the bolt -7-.

-- Release the side airbag -6- and the hook -5- from the backrest frame -4- and leave it in the pocket sewn into the cover -1-.

-- Remove the cover and cushion from the backrest frame while guiding the side airbag wiring harness.