51 43 230 Removing and Installing/Replacing Trim On C-Pillar At Bottom Left or Right

Special tools required: 

• 00 9 317 

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove rear entrance cover strip  See 51 47 030 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING ENTRANCE COVER STRIP, REAR (INSIDE) LEFT OR RIGHT 
• Remove rear trim (C-pillar)  See 51 43 255 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TRIM FOR REAR LEFT OR RIGHT ROOF PILLAR (FRONT) 

Version without electric rear seat adjustment only: 

• Remove rear seat back  See 52 24 015 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BACKREST FOR LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SEAT (NORMAL)

Version with electric rear seat adjustment only: 

• Remove supplementary trim on C-pillar at bottom  See 51 43 240 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SUPPLEMENTARY TRIM ON C-PILLAR AT BOTTOM (WITH ELECTRIC REAR SEAT ADJUSTMENT) ON LEFT OR RIGHT 

Partially detach mucket (1).

Release screw (2).

Detach side trim (3) in direction of arrow from retainers (4).

Fig 1: Identifying Side Trim, Retainers & Mucket

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Unclipping side trim (1):

• Carefully insert special tool 00 9 317  between decorative strip (2) and side trim (1)
• Carefully press special tool to middle
• Carefully pull off side trim (1) towards front
• If necessary, disconnect plug connection for C-pillar trim
  Fig 2: Identifying Special Tool (00 9 317)

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Installation: 

Feed in pin (1) of side trim under oddments tray (2).

Make sure catch (3) is correctly engaged on decorative strip (4).

Fig 3: Identifying Pin, Oddments Tray & Catch

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Feed out seat belt and remove trim.

Fig 4: Identifying Seat Belt

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