Fixed backrest, removing and installing: Notes

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CAUTION: Observe safety precautions for work on airbags → Airbag safety precautions .

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:

CAUTION: Mountings must be replaced after each removal of rear backrest Replacing mountings .