Seat Forward/Back Adjustment, Repairing And Connecting Rod, Replacing

Procedure

• Front seat is removed (refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MANUAL ) and placed on a soft surface.

-- Move the seat height- and angle adjuster into its highest position.

Fig 1: Cable Tie

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-- Cut the cable tie -arrow- on the release cable bracket.

-- Disengage the release cable at the bracket and the release lever for the seat forward/back adjustment.

-- Cut the cable tie -arrow- on the release cable bracket.

Fig 2: Release Cable & Release Cable Retainer

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-- Disengage the release cable at the bracket and at the release cable retainer for the seat forward/back adjustment.

Fig 3: Identifying Bearing Locations On Seat Pan Lower Frame

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- on the inside of the seat (tunnel side).

Fig 4: Seat Rail & Release Lever

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-- Remove the seat rail by slightly lifting the release lever -1- for the lock pin.

-- Remove the connecting rod -2- from the release lever -1- on the outside of the seat (sill-side) -arrow-.

Fig 5: Bushing & Seat Rails

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-- Remove the release lever with the spring.

-- Pry out the bushing -1- on both seat rails -2- -arrow-.

Fig 6: New Bushings & Seat Rails

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-- Insert the new bushings -1- in both seat rails -2- and press firmly.

Fig 7: Bushings & Seat Rails

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• The tabs on the bushings point to the openings in the seat rails.

-- Insert the spring -2- into the release lever -1- for the outer seat side (sill-side).

Fig 8: Spring & Release Lever

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• The straight arm of the spring must engage in the hole -arrow- on the release lever.

-- Insert the release lever -2- for the outer seat side (sill-side) into the bushing in the seat rail.

Fig 9: Release Lever, Spring & Outer Seat Rail

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• The spring -1- must engage in the opening -arrow- on the outer seat rail.

-- Guide the seat forward/back adjuster release cable -2- around the release lever -3- and engage the release cable nipple into the release lever -arrow A-.

Fig 10: Adjuster Release Cable, Release Lever & Release Cable Nipple

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-- Engage the release cable sheath -1- in the bracket -arrow B-.

-- Secure the release cable sheath -1- with a cable tie -arrow- in the bracket -2-.

Fig 11: Connecting Rod & Release Lever

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• The cable tie must be looped in a figure "8" around the release cable sheath and the bracket as shown.

-- Insert the connecting rod -4- into the release lever -3- on the outer seat rail until it stops.

• The connecting rod only fits in one position.
• If the connecting rod cannot be inserted easily, deburr the ends of the connecting rod.

-- Insert the release lever -2- for the inner seat rail (tunnel side) into the seat rail -3-.

Fig 12: Release Lever, Seat Rail & Connecting Rod

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-- Install the seat rail together with the release lever on the connecting rod -1-.

• The connecting rod only fits in one position.
• If the connecting rod cannot be inserted easily, deburr the ends of the connecting rod.

-- Tighten the bolts -arrows- on the inside of the seat (tunnel side) (22 Nm).

Fig 13: Seat Rail & Release Lever

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-- Engage the nipple -4- at the release cable retainer for the seat forward/back adjustment -3-.

Fig 14: Nipple, Seat Forward/Back Adjustment, Cable Sheath & Bracket

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-- Engage the release cable sheath -1- into the bracket -2-.

-- Secure the release cable sheath with a cable tie -arrow- in the bracket.

• The cable tie must be looped in a figure "8" around the release cable sheath and the bracket as shown.

-- Install the front seat. Refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MANUAL .

Assembly is performed in reverse order.