51 47 315 Removing and installing/replacing front carpet for passenger compartment

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove both front seats  . See 52 14 001 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE or 52 14 002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE
• Remove complete accelerator pedal module  . See 35 40 001 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE
• Remove CENTER CONSOLE .
• Remove trim panel for pedal mechanism  . See 51 45 184 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM (ECE ONLY)  or 51 45 184 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM (US ONLY) 
• Remove  . See 51 45 195 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TRIM FOR LOWER RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL (ECE ONLY)  or 51 45 195 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTTOM RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL TRIM (US VERSION ONLY)  lower trim from instrument panel
• Remove cover for central bass speaker  . See 65 12 053 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/RENEWING CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER - PASSENGER'S SIDE - (UNDER FRONT SEAT) or 65 12 051 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/RENEWING CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER - DRIVER'S SIDE- (UNDER FRONT SEAT) left/right
• Remove front left/right footwell side trim panel  . See 51 43 075 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, RIGHT  or 51 43 070 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, LEFT 

Cut out carpet along lines (1).

Remove carpet to the rear/top and 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.

If necessary, modify STORAGE NET .