Seat Forward/Back Adjustment, Servicing
To repair the seat forward/back adjustment, there is a repair kit available. Refer to the Parts information.
- Front seat is removed (refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING ) and placed on a soft surface.
-- Move the seat height- and angle adjuster into its highest position.
-- 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.
-- Disengage the release cable at the bracket and at the release cable retainer for the seat forward/back adjustment.
Risk of damaging the bushings -1- in the bearing points -2- (upper/lower frame bolted connection).
- The bushings cannot be replaced with workshop materials.
- If the bushings are damaged, the corresponding assembly parts must be replaced.
-- Remove the bolts -arrows- on the inside of the seat (transmission tunnel side).
-- 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-.
-- Remove the release lever with the spring.
-- Pry out the bushing -1- on both seat rails -2- in direction of -arrow-.
-- Insert the new bushings -1- in both seat rails -2- and press firmly.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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-.
-- 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-.
- 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-.
-- 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 (transmission tunnel side) (22 Nm).
Underneath the connecting rod, the seat forward/back adjuster release cable is guided forward to the lever for seat forward/back adjustment.
-- Engage the nipple -4- at the release cable retainer for the seat forward/back adjustment -3-.
-- 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 .
Assembly is performed in reverse order.