52 26 008 Removing and installing/replacing left/right sides of backrest on rear seat backrest (through-loading)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Release rear-seat backrest and fold forward.

Unclip rest side section (1) and pull out in direction of arrow (2).

Installation:

Make sure rest side section is correctly seated in guide.

Fig 1: Removing Rest Side Section

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