Seat Pan Cover And Cushion, Removing And Installing, MULTICONTOUR Seat: Removing

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WARNING:

Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". This can be done by touching the door striker, for example.

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

-- Fasten the front seat on the Engine/Transmission Holder - Seat Repair FixtureVAS6136. Refer to FRONT SEAT, MOUNTING ON FIXTURE FOR SEAT REPAIR .

-- Remove the backrest. Refer to FRONT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MULTICONTOUR SEAT .

Front Passenger Seat - country-specific with Passenger Occupant Detection System for Front Passenger Airbag Deactivating:

Fig 1: Disengaging Control Module -2- From Bracket -Arrow- And Free Up Control Module And Wire

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CAUTION:

Never disconnect the connector -4- from the Passenger Occupant Detection System Control Module -J706-.

-- Disconnect the connector -3- from the control module.

-- Remove the bolt -1-.

-- Disengage the control module -2- from the bracket -arrow- and free up the control module and wire.

Continuation for Driver Seat and Front Passenger Seat:

Fig 2: Identifying Rubber Strap

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-- Remove front trim bracket, compressor and multicontour seat control module. Refer to FRONT SEAT TRIM BRACKET/COMPRESSOR/CONTROL MODULE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, MULTICONTOUR SEAT .

-- Detach rubber strap -2- and molding -1- at the front of the seat pan.

-- Detach tab hooks -1 to 4- at the bottom of the seat pan.

Fig 3: Identifying Tab Hooks

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-- Detach the molding -5- at the rear of the seat pan using the Backrest Panel Tool =3370.

-- Detach the molding -3- from the seat frame on the sill-side.

Fig 4: Detaching Molding -1- And -2- From Seat Frame On Sill-Side

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-- Detach the molding -1- and -2- from the seat frame on the sill-side.

-- Free up the electric wire for the heating element and remove the sill-side seat bolster padding.

-- Lift the seat cover -3- on the tunnel side.

Fig 5: Lifting Seat Cover -3- On Tunnel Side

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-- Disengage the tab -1- on the seat frame on the tunnel side.

-- Detach the molding -2- from the seat pan frame on the tunnel side.

-- Free up the heating element connector and remove the tunnel-side seat bolster padding.

-- Remove expanding rivet -2- from the upholstery wire -1-.

Fig 6: Identifying Expanding Rivet And Upholstery Wire

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-- Unclip the center of the upholstery wire from the lower seat frame -arrow C-.

-- Push the front upholstery wire down -arrow A- and remove from the lower seat frame -arrow B-.

-- Repeat the procedure on the other side of the vehicle.

-- Disconnect the connector on the seat cushion and free up the wires.

-- Lift the seat cover and rear seat cushion -1- carefully and disengage the rubber band -3- for the seat cover from the lower seat frame.

Fig 7: Unclipping Seat Cover Clamping Strip -2- At Seat Depth Adjuster Cover Using Trim Removal Wedge3409 -Arrows-

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-- Unclip the seat cover clamping strip -2- at the seat depth adjuster cover using the Trim Removal Wedge3409 -arrows-.

-- Remove the seat cover and seat cushion.