Removing the backrest covering from the rear seat backrest at the center

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Precondition

Fold rear seat backrest towards front.

Preliminary work

Refer to REMOVING THE REAR MIDDLE HEAD RESTRAINT .
Refer to REMOVING THE GUIDE SLEEVE FOR THE REAR HEAD RESTRAINT .
Refer to REMOVING REAR PANEL ON CENTER REAR SEAT BACKREST .

Remove the backrest covering (1) in the arrow direction starting from below.

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