51 47 315 Removing and installing/replacing front carpet for passenger compartment
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Clamp off BATTERY LEAD FROM NEGATIVE CONNECTION POINT .
- Remove both front seats. See 52 14 001 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) or 52 14 002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) .
- Remove COMPLETE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE .
- Remove center console carrier section. See 51 16 180 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) CENTER CONSOLE SUPPORT .
- Remove trim panel for pedal mechanism. See 51 45 184 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM (US ONLY) or 51 45 184 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM (ECE ONLY) .
- Remove lower trim from instrument panel. See 51 45 195 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTTOM RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL TRIM (US VERSION ONLY) or 51 45 195 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TRIM FOR LOWER RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL (ECE ONLY) .
- Remove front left/right footwell side trim panel. See 51 43 075 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, RIGHT and 51 43 070 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, LEFT .
Release expanding rivets (1) and plastic nut (3).
Remove air duct cover (2).
Release screws (5).
Remove cover of bass speaker (4).
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 carpet along lines (1).
Feed out carpet from cable and remove towards rear/top.
Installation note:
Apertures (1) serve as fixing points for fitting carpet.
Replacement:
Lay removed carpet over new one and transfer cuts to new carpet.
Modify storage net. See 51 47... REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING STORAGE NET AT FRONT FOOTWELL .