67 31 600 Removing And Installing/Replacing Drive For Seat Longitudinal/Tilt Adjustment (Comfort Seats In Rear Compartment)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

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

Detach retainers (1) at both rubber straps and pull gap cover (2) forwards slightly.

Fig 1: Pulling Gap Cover Forwards

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Cut through cable ties (1) and pull gap cover (2) downwards.

Installation:

Make sure cable ties are correctly positioned.

Release both clips (3) and remove trim (4) towards top.

Fig 2: Removing Trim

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Disconnect plug connection (1).

Release screws (2).

Detach drive for seat longitudinal/tilt adjustment (2) from drive shafts (4) and feed out in direction of arrow.

Fig 3: Detaching Drive For Seat Longitudinal/Tilt Adjustment From Drive Shafts

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Make sure drive shafts (4) are correctly seated.

Replacement:

Initialize drive for seat longitudinal/tilt adjustment. See 67 31 ... NOTES ON INITIALIZING ELECTRIC SEAT SERVODRIVES .