52 17 405 Replacing Backrest Cover For Left Or Right Front Seat (Comfort)

Special tools required: 

• 52 0 050

Special tools used:

• Pliers 52 0 050

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove front seat. Refer to 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL / ELECTRIC) .
• Remove rear panel at top and bottom. Refer to 52 17 200 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TOP REAR PANEL ON FRONT SEAT BACKREST (LUXURY SEAT)  and 52 17 202 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTTOM REAR PANEL ON FRONT SEAT BACKREST (LUXURY SEAT) .

Unhook backrest cover from backrest frame.

Fig 1: Unhooking Backrest Cover From Backrest Frame

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Installation: 

Guide cover lug (1) behind padding (2) and clip in (padding rests in a cover pocket).

Fig 2: Identifying Guide Cover Lug

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Model with seat heating only:

Remove outer cover on front seat. Refer to 52 16 040 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTER COVER ON FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT SEAT (SPORTS/ELECTRIC) .

Unfasten plug connection (1).

Pull cable (2) out of holder (3). If necessary, cut cable ties.

Fig 3: Pulling Cable Out Of Holder

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Model with seat heating only:

Cut cable tie (1) and unclip cable holder (2).

Fig 4: Removing Cable

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Feed out cable (3) behind cover bridge (4).

Bend open clips (1) and remove

Fig 5: Removing Clips

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Installation: 

Install clips with pliers 52 0 050.

Unhook backrest cover (1) at bottom and side towards front and detach with padding upwards from backrest frame (2).

Fig 6: Unhooking Backrest Cover At Bottom

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Following operation:

Removing backrest cover from padding

and

Replacing padding

and

Replacing backrest cover

Carefully fold backrest cover (3) from padding (2) towards front and release clips (1).

Fig 7: Releasing Clips

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Continue folding backrest cover (1) back and undo remaining clips.

Fig 8: Removing Backrest Cover From Padding

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Remove backrest cover (1) from padding.

Remove all remnants of clips from backrest cover (1) and padding.

Installation: 

1. Bend new clip (2) closed with pliers 52 0 050.

Fig 9: Bending New Clip

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Pull trim threads (1) out of backrest cover.

Fig 10: Pulling Trim Threads Out Of Backrest Cover

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Cut new backrest cover to size and insert trim threads (1).

2 Seat heater cable