52 25 450 Replacing Padding For Rear Seat

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Special tools required:

52 0 050

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove padding for rear seat. See 52 25 002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING PADDING FOR LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SEAT .

Detach retainers in areas (1).

Installation:

Bend new retainers closed with pliers 52 0 050 .

Unclip wiring harness (2).

Seat with air conditioning:

Detach retainers on panel (3) and disconnect plug connections for fan.

Remove seat cover with padding.

Fig 1: Identifying Unclip Wiring Harness

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Release retainers in area (1).

Remove cushion cover.

Fig 2: Identifying Retainers

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Remove seat occupancy mat (1).

Remove dividing net (2).

Seat with air conditioning:

Remove fan (3).

Installation:

Make sure cables are correctly laid.

Fig 3: Identifying Seat Occupancy Mat And Dividing Net

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