61 12 270 Replacing wiring harness on left or right front seat (comfort seat)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove FRONT HEAD RESTRAINT .
Remove OUTER COVER on front seat.
Remove FRONT SEAT
Remove INNER COVER ON FRONT SEAT
Remove REAR PANEL on front seat backrest.

Disconnect all plug connections (1).

Release cable tie (2).

Removing wiring harness.

Fig 1: Identifying Plug Connections And Cable Tie

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Unhook seat fabric at retaining points (1).

Lever out clip (2).

Fold back seat fabric.

Unhook backrest fabric at retaining points (3).

Fold back backrest fabric.

Fig 2: Identifying Retaining Points

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Disconnect all plug connections (1).

Release cable tie (2).

Removing wiring harness.

Installation:

Make sure wiring harness is correctly laid.

Fig 3: Identifying Plug Connections And Cable Tie

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