52 13 021 Removing And Installing/Replacing Flexmat On Left Or Right Front Seat

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove padding for front seat . Refer to 52 13 400 Replacing Seat Cover On Left Or Right Front Seat (Normal/Manual) and/or 52 16 400 Replacing Seat Cover For Left Or Right Front Seat (Sports/Electric) .

Cut all cable ties and disengage wiring harnesses from flexmat.

Fig 1: Locating Wiring Harnesses From Flexmat

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Disengage flexmat (1) at front.

Fig 2: Disengaging Flexmat

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Swing flexmat (1) down and disengage from seat frame.

Fig 3: Identifying Swing Flexmat Down & Seat Frame

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