51 47 440 Removing and installing or replacing rear carpet on seat pan

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Clamp off BATTERY LEAD FROM NEGATIVE CONNECTION POINT
• Remove both front seats. See REMOVING DRIVER'S SEAT and REMOVING FRONT PASSENGER SEAT .
• Remove BOTH SIDE TRIM PANELS , rear
• Remove COMPLETE CENTER CONSOLE 
• Remove central bass speaker trim on left/right. See REMOVING CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER -DRIVER'S SIDE and REMOVING CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER - PASSENGER'S SIDE .

Disconnect cable (1) from handbrake check switch.

Unclip cable clip (2) from parking brake lever.

Loosen nuts (3) on cable clip only.

Installation note: 

Replace self-locking nuts.

Tightening torque 34 41 1AZ .

Cut carpet (1) along line (2).

Feed carpet (1) out to the top from the parking brake lever (3).

Installation note: 

Apertures (1) serve as alignment points when fitting carpet (2).

Replacement: 

Lay removed carpet over new one and transfer cuts to new carpet.