52 25 532 Replacing Lower Armrest Section For Rear Seat Backrest

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove armrest for rear seat backrest. See 52 25 030 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COMPLETE ARMREST FOR REAR SEAT BACKREST .
Remove rear center head restraint. See 52 25 388 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR MIDDLE HEAD RESTRAINT .

Drive through pin (1) to center.

Fold up upper armrest section (4) and remove towards top.

Installation:

Feed spring (2) into opening.

Unclip wiring harness (3).

Fig 1: Identifying Upper Armrest Section And Spring

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Release retainer (1).

Remove shaft (2).

Bend open holder (3) on left and right and remove.

Installation:

When installing holder (3), do not damage lower armrest section.

Fig 2: Identifying Retainer And Shaft

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Unclip trim (1) with assembly wedge (2) and remove.

Fig 3: Identifying Bottom Trim With Assembly Wedge

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NOTE: Remove control unit in rear center armrest . See 61 31 156 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) CONTROL UNIT IN CENTER ARMREST AT REAR .

Release screws (1).

Unclip switch unit (2) on left and right with assembly wedge (4) and remove.

Slide side trim (3) on left and right in direction of arrow as far as it will go and remove.

Unclip front trim (5) with assembly wedge (4) and remove towards front.

Fig 4: Uncliping Front Trim With Assembly Wedge

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Release left and right screws (1).

Remove trim (2).

Fig 5: Identifying Trim And Screw

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When replacing trim:

Release screw (1) and remove lock (2).

Fig 6: Identifying Lock And Screw

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Remove switch unit (1) on left and right towards top.

Installation:

Slide switch unit (1) on left and right into guide.

Fig 7: Removing Switch Unit

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Unclip storage tray (1) with assembly wedge (2) and remove towards top.

Fig 8: Uncliping Storage Tray With Assembly Wedge

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Unlock head restraint guide (1) (from inside of front storage tray (3)).

Lever out head restraint guide (1) with assembly wedge (2) at side and remove towards top.

Installation:

Head restraint guides on left and right must not be mixed up.

Fig 9: Removing Head Restraint Guide

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