Removing and installing seat occupied recognition sensor - AR91.60-P-0720D

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MODEL 140

with front passenger seat occupied recognition sensor

Fig 1: Identifying Front Passenger Seat Occupied Recognition Sensor, Electrical Connector And Rubber Mat

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.

	Removal, installation
1	Remove front passenger seat		ra91001400110x
2	Unclip electrical connectors for seat cushion on seat connector strip	For this purpose it is necessary to unclip the rear plastic cover
3	Loosen cable straps for affected wires
4	Remove seat cushion		ra91001400114x
5	Remove cover on seat cushion		ra91001400180x
6	Loosen center section of foam rubber pad or heating cushion and lift up
7	Remove front section of foam rubber pad or of heating cushion	Do not completely separate foam rubber pad from rubberized fiber mat
8	Pull electrical connector for front passenger seat occupied recognition sensor (B41/1) through opening in rubberized fiber mat
9	Remove front passenger seat occupied recognition sensor (B41/1) from rubberized fiber mat	Installation: Lay front passenger seat occupied recognition sensor (B41) uniformly on rubberized fiber mat. The fabric side should point upward. Do not kink occupied seat recognition sensor
10	Reinstall in opposite order