51 47 441 Removing and installing/replacing carpet under rear seat

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Release rear seat backrest frame on left and right. See RIGHT REAR SEAT BACKREST FRAME and LEFT REAR SEAT BACKREST FRAME .
• Remove TRIM ON C-PILLAR  at bottom right and left
• Detach END FITTING FROM SEAT BELT , left and right

Remove carpet (1) towards top and if necessary feed out cable.

Fig 1: Identifying Carpet

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