51 47 315 Removing and installing/replacing front carpet for passenger compartment
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Clamp off battery lead from negative connection point . See 61 20 900 DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING BATTERY EARTH LEAD or 61 20 900 DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING BATTERY NEGATIVE LEAD
- Remove CENTER CONSOLE .
- Remove footwell side trip panel on A-pillar . See 51 43 070 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, LEFT or 51 43 075 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, RIGHT on front left/right
- Remove FRONT SEATS
- Remove COMPLETE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE
- Remove cover for central bass speaker left/right, refer to SPEAKER AND COVER
IMPORTANT:
Risk of damage!
Pay attention to cables when cutting.
Start cuts towards center of vehicle as far as is possible. This guarantees that cutting edges are covered by storage compartment and/or dashboard.
Pay attention to cables when cutting.
Start cuts towards center of vehicle as far as is possible. This guarantees that cutting edges are covered by storage compartment and/or dashboard.
Cut out the carpet along the lines (1), including on the right side.
Remove carpet towards rear/top and if necessary feed out cable.
Installation note:
Apertures (1) serve as fixing points for fitting carpet.
Replacement:
Lay removed carpet over new one and transfer cuts to new carpet.