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Removal and installation of rear backrest cover - ra91001400187x(0187)

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Model 140 

Preliminary work:

Rear backrest removed (Removal and installation of rear seat and backrest  )

Folding arm rest for rear seat system removed (Removal and installation of rear seat folding arm rest  )

Rear head restraint mechanism removed (Removal and installation of rear head restraint mechanism  )

Fig 1: Identifying Cover On Rear Backrest Components
G05441323Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Rear backrest (1) lay down with upper side on a suitable surface.
Covering (2) pull out all round on the plug-in section of the backrest frame (4).
Cover (2) on arm rest cut-out pull out of plug-in section.
Upper transverse loosening device on left and right unhook (4 metal hooks, arrows).
Side climbing nettle detach from support (3).
Cover (2) with support (3) remove from backrest frame (4).
Longitudinal loosening device (5 and 6) unhook from support (3) by unhooking plastic hooks (6 pieces) on the wires (4 pieces).
Transverse loosening device (7) in area of lower arm rest unhook (plastic hooks, 2 pieces).
Cover (2) remove from support (3).
Install in opposite order.  

Installation note 

In order to avoid pressure points due to the longitudinal and transverse loosening wires, when hooked in the wires must be aligned so that they lie in the loosening channels of the support (5).