52 17 041 Removing and installing inner cover on left or right front seat

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front seat . See 52 14 001 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE or 52 14 002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE

If necessary, detach cable from 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: Detaching Cable From Cover

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

Fig 2: Identifying Cover And Guides

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