52 24 400 Replacing Seat Cover (Normal) For Rear Seat

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Special tools required:

52 0 050

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear seat. See 52 24 005 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR SEAT (NORMAL)
Remove cup holder.

Detach retainers in areas (1).

Installation:

Bend new retainers closed with 52 0 050 PLIERS .

Unhook seat cover in areas (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Retainers & Seat Cover

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Disconnect plug connection (1).

Disconnect plug connections (2) on left and right.

Remove seat cover (3) complete with padding.

Fig 2: Identifying Plug Connections & Seat Cover

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Release clips in designated areas.

Remove seat cover (1) from padding.

Remove all remnants of retainers from seat cover and/or padding.

Fig 3: Identifying Seat Cover

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Installation:

Seat cover (1) is secured by Velcro-type tape (2) in padding (3).

Fig 4: Identifying Seat Cover & Velcro-Type Tape

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Pull all designated trim threads out of seat cover.

Installation:

Slide trim threads into new seat cover. If necessary, cut mounting for trim threads.

Fig 5: Identifying Trim Threads

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