Backrest Heating Element, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the cover and padding from the rear seat backrest:

• BACKREST COVER AND PADDING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, DIVIDED REAR SEAT BACKREST WITH PASS-THROUGH .
• COVER AND PADDING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, REAR SEAT BACKREST WITH REAR SEAT BACKREST FRAME OR STORAGE COMPARTMENT .
• COVER AND PADDING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, FIXED REAR SEAT BACKREST .

-- Separate the cover from the padding:

• COVER AND PADDING, SEPARATING, REAR SEAT BACKREST WITH PASS-THROUGH .
• COVER AND PADDING, SEPARATING, BACKREST WITH COVER OR STORAGE COMPARTMENT .

-- Cut the electrical wire -3- off directly at the old backrest heating element -2-.

Fig 1: Locating Backrest Heating Element Electrical Wire

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