Center Armrest Bracket/Hinge, Removing And Installing, Divided Rear Seat Backrest: Removing

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Vehicles without a Storage Compartment 

-- Fold down the rear center armrest -3-.

-- Push the backrest cushion with the backrest cover -1- to the side and remove the screw -4- for the center armrest trim -2- using the 1/4 bit reversible ratchet.

-- Hold the center armrest trim -2- at the bottom and pull it as far as possible off the center armrest -1- -arrow-.

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-- Release the tabs -4 and 5-.

-- Remove the center armrest trim -1- in direction of -arrow- from the center armrest cover -2- while unlocking the hook -upper arrows-.

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-- Remove the rear center armrest. Refer to CENTER ARMREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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-- Pry the cover -1- off of the center armrest trim panel -2- using the :3409  by unclipping the tabs -arrow B- out of the loops -arrow A-

-- Remove the cover from the center armrest trim.

-- Remove the screws -2 and 3- from the trim -1-.

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-- Press the tabs -arrows- in direction of -arrow- until they come out of the trim -1- on the bracket -2-.

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-- Remove the center armrest trim -1- at an angle out of the bracket -4- -arrow-.

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-- Vehicles with a storage compartment: remove the rear storage compartment inside the rear center armrest. Refer to REAR SEAT BACKREST CENTER STORAGE COMPARTMENT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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-- Drill out rivet -3-.

-- Remove the two nuts -4-.

-- Remove the center armrest mount -1- from the threaded pins -5- and pull it off the profile -2- -arrow-.