52 17 030 Removing And Installing/Replacing Backrest Frame On Left Or Right Front Seat (Comfort)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove FRONT SEAT
Remove BOTH REAR PANELS on front seat backrest
Remove INNER COVER on front seat
Remove backrest cover for front seat
Remove HEAD RESTRAINT SUPPORT on front seat

Release all cable ties on wiring harness (1).

Disconnect all marked plug connections.

Feed through wiring harness (1) at bottom right on backrest frame.

Fig 1: Locating Plug Connections

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Unclip left and right clips (1).

Unhook seat covers (2) on left and right.

Release left and right screws (3).

Tightening torque: 52 10 2AZ . See FRONT SEATS for specs.

If necessary, remove lumbar cushion with drive and valve block.

Remove backrest frame.

Fig 2: Identifying Left/Right Clips, Seat Cover And Screws

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Installation:

When replacing backrest or seat frame, break off centring hooks (1) from seat frame.

Fig 3: Identifying Break Off Centring Hooks

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NOTE:

The new backrest frame part contains all the drives.

Before installing, check whether backrest frame has a date of manufacture after September 2004.