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

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove BOTH FRONT SEATS .
Remove complete ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE .
Remove CENTER CONSOLE .
Remove TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM .
Remove LOWER TRIM FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL .
Remove COVER FOR CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER .
Remove front left/right footwell side trim panel. See REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL ON A-PILLAR, LEFT and REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL ON A-PILLAR, RIGHT .

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.

Cut out carpet along lines (1).

Remove carpet to the rear/top and feed out cable.

Fig 1: Identifying Carpet Along Lines

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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 .

Fig 2: Identifying Apertures And Carpet

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