Removing the drive for the forward/back seat adjustment
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NOTE:
Description is for left component only. Procedure on the right side is identical.
Preliminary work
- Refer to REMOVING THE OUTER SEAT RAIL COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT SEAT RAIL COVERS .
Precondition
The front seat is adjusted all the way up.
- Unlock plug connection (1) and disconnect.
- Unclip the cable clip (2) from the carrier plate.
- Unlock the retaining tabs (1) and remove the holder (2).
- Unclip the guide tube (1) from the carrier plate (2).
- Carefully bend the guide tube (1) up until the guide tube can be pulled out of the drive (2).
Do not bend the drive (2) too far up; otherwise, the guide pins in the carrier plate (3) may be damaged.
- Feed the guide tube (1) and drive (2) out of the carrier plate (3).