Removal and installation of passenger's seat - ra91001400110x(0110)

WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 42 other vehicles, including the 1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 1999 Mercedes-Benz S500, 1999 Mercedes-Benz S420, 1999 Mercedes-Benz S320, and 1999 Mercedes-Benz CL600. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Model 140

Preliminary work:

Head restraint removed.

Fig 1: Identifying Passenger's Seat Components

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.

Front passenger 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).
Front passenger seat	move back with fore and aft adjustment.
Screws (6 and 7)	screw out (25 Nm).
Electrical connections on front terminal strip (arrow)	disconnect.
Cable strap	open (2 each).
Control cable sleeve	unclip at front of seat frame and remove.
Front passenger seat	remove and lay down with backrest on suitable surface.
Covers (8 and 9)	remove on seat rails; set front passenger 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 front passenger seat forward with fore and aft adjustment.
Screw out screws (3 each, arrows) at rear of seat rails (25 Nm).

Fig 2: Locating Screws At Rear Of Seat Rails
Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Detach control cable at rear of seat frame by removing cap to the rear. Pivot hook-in tab 90° and pull off.

Fig 3: Detaching Control Cable At Rear Of Seat Frame
Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Press off cover (4) and screw out bolt below for belt end fitting (35 Nm). Remove belt end fitting.
Move seat back with fore and aft adjustment.

Fig 4: Identifying Cover
Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Screw out screws (2 each, arrows) at front of seat rails (25 Nm).

Fig 5: Locating Screws At Front Of Seat Rails
Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Disconnect electrical connections on front terminal strip (arrows).

Fig 6: Locating Electrical Connections On Front Terminal Strip
Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Open cable straps, unclip control cable sleeve at front of seat frame and remove.
Remove front passenger seat and lay down with backrest on suitable surface.
Connection lines and control cable below front passenger seat

Fig 7: Identifying Connection Lines And Control Cable Below Front Passenger Seat
Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Remove covers on seat guide rails on left and right. Set seat down on seat frame only after covers have been removed.
Reinstall in opposite order.

Fig 8: Removing Covers On Seat Guide Rails On Left And Right

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.