52 17 405 Replacing Backrest Cover For Left Or Right Front Seat (Comfort)

Special tools required: 

• 52 0 050

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove front seat. Refer to 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL / ELECTRIC)  .
• Remove rear panel at top and bottom. Refer to 52 17 200 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TOP REAR PANEL ON FRONT SEAT BACKREST (LUXURY SEAT)  and 52 17 202 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTTOM REAR PANEL ON FRONT SEAT BACKREST (LUXURY SEAT)  .

Unhook backrest cover from backrest frame.

Installation: 

Guide cover lug (1) behind padding (2) and clip in (padding rests in a cover pocket).

Model with seat heating only:

Remove outer cover on front seat. Refer to 52 16 040 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTER COVER ON FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT SEAT (SPORTS/ELECTRIC)  .

Unfasten plug connection (1).

Pull cable (2) out of holder (3). If necessary, cut cable ties.

Model with seat heating only:

Cut cable tie (1) and unclip cable holder (2).

Feed out cable (3) behind cover bridge (4).

Bend open clips (1) and remove.

Installation: 

Install clips with pliers 52 0 050.

Unhook backrest cover (1) at bottom and side towards front and detach with padding upwards from backrest frame (2).

Following operation:

Removing backrest cover from padding and Replacing padding and Replacing backrest cover

Carefully fold backrest cover (3) from padding (2) towards front and release clips (1).

Continue folding backrest cover (1) back and undo remaining clips.

Remove backrest cover (1) from padding.

Remove all remnants of clips from backrest cover (1) and padding.

Installation: 

Bend new clip (2) closed with pliers 52 0 050.

1. Support
2. Retainer
3. Trim thread in support
4. Trim wire in backrest cover
5. Backrest cover
   Fig 9: Bending New Clip Closed

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Pull trim threads (1) out of backrest cover.

Cut new backrest cover to size and insert trim threads (1).

1. 2 Seat heater cable