Removal and installation of driver's seat - ra91001400100x(0100)

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Model 140

Preliminary work:

Head restraint removed

Fig 1: Identifying Driver's Seat Components

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Driver's seat	move forward with fore and aft adjustment.
Screws (1, 2 and 3)	screw out on seat guide rails at rear (25 Nm).
Control cable (adjustment for upper belt guide)	unhook at rear of seat frame by removing cap to the rear and pivoting hook-in tab 90° and pulling off.
Cover (4)	remove.
Screw (5)	screw out of belt end fitting. WAF 17 mm (35 Nm).
Driver's seat	move back with fore and aft adjustment.
Screws (6 and 7)	screw out (25 Nm).
Vacuum line and electrical connections	disconnect at front of seat frame.
Cable strap	open (2 each).
Control cable sleeve	unclip at front of seat frame and remove.
Driver's seat	remove and lay down with backrest on suitable surface.
Covers (8 and 9)	remove on seat rails; set driver's seat down on seat frame only after removing these covers, otherwise covers 8 and 9 may be damaged.
Reinstall in opposite order.

Installation, removal

Move seat forward with fore and aft adjustment.
Screw out screws (3 each, arrows) at rear of seat rails (25 Nm).

Fig 2: Locating Rear Seat Rails Screws
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Remove cap (arrow) at rear of seat frame.

Fig 3: Locating Rear Seat Frame Cap
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Unhook control cable at rear of seat frame by pivoting hook-in tab 90° and pulling off of attachment bolt.

Fig 4: Pulling Control Cable From Rear Seat Frame
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Press off cover (arrow) and screw out bolt below for belt end fitting, WAF 17 mm (35 Nm). Remove belt end fitting.
Move seat back with fore and aft adjustment.

Fig 5: Locating Belt End Fitting Screw
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Screw out screws at front of seat rails (arrows) (25 Nm).

Fig 6: Locating Front Of Seat Rails Screw
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Disconnect vacuum line and electrical connections at front connection strip.
Open cable strap (2 each).

Fig 7: Locating Electrical Connections
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Connection lines and control cable below driver's seat

Fig 8: Identifying Driver'S Seat Connection Lines
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Unclip control cable sleeve at front of seat frame and remove.
Remove driver's seat and lay down with backrest on suitable surface.

Fig 9: Locating Control Cable Sleeve At Front Of Seat Frame
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Remove cover on seat rails by turning cover inward away from seat rail and remove. Set driver's seat down on seat frame only after removing cover.
Reinstall in opposite order.

Fig 10: Removing Cover On Seat Rails By Turning Cover Inward Away From Seat Rail

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