52 14 041 Removing and installing inner cover on left or right front seat (newer version)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove driver's or front passenger seat. See REMOVING DRIVER'S SEAT or REMOVING FRONT PASSENGER SEAT .

If need be, detach the cable from the cover (2).

Drill out blind rivet (1).

IMPORTANT: Use drill of correct diameter.
Make sure that cover (2) and seat frame are not damaged.

Feed cover (2) out of guides (3) in direction of arrow.

Fig 1: Removing Front Seat Cover

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Guides (1) for cover (2) must be damaged or missing.

Fig 2: Identifying Front Seat Cover And Guides

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