52 26 400 Replacing seat cover for rear seat (through-loading system)

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Special tools required:

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear seat, see 52 26 005 Removing and installing/replacing rear seat (through-loading system)

Overview of attachment points of cover to seat pan:

Fig 1: Cover Lugs, Plastic Hooks And Piping

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Removing seat cover:

Remove retainers (2).
Unhook cover from plastic hooks (4)
Detach retaining elements from cover tabs (1 & 3).

Feed out piping.

Fig 2: Feeding Out Piping

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Slide cover lugs with special tool 00 9 323 through opening in seat pan.

Carefully remove seat pan.

Fig 3: Sliding Cover Lugs With Special Tool

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Installation:

Feed cover lugs (1) through openings (2) in padding and before laying on seat pan pull through fully on rear side.

Push retaining elements back onto cover lugs.

Reattach seat cover to plastic hooks.

Attach new clips with pneumatic tacker.

Fig 4: Cover Lugs

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