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Removing and installing cover on front seat backrest - AR91.18-P-1820E

MODEL 202 

Fig 1: Identifying Front Seat Backrest Cover Remove/Install Components - Model 202 (1 Of 3)
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Fig 2: Identifying Front Seat Backrest Cover Remove/Install Components - Model 202 (2 Of 3)
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Fig 3: Identifying Front Seat Backrest Cover Remove/Install Components - Model 202 (3 Of 3)
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REMOVING Removal     
1 Remove front seat   AR91.10-P-1000E 
2 Remove front seat backrest   AR91.10-P-1060E 
3 Put front seat backrest down on suitable surface with cover pointing downward    
4 Pull off hand wheel (11) and cover below    
5 Unscrew screw (12) on tensioning element (13) and remove tensioning element (13) downward from front backrest (15)    
6 Unhook cover (14) at side on backrest frame (15) and pull out of clip channel at bottom and top    
7 Unhook cover (14) at side of backrest fitting (10, arrow) on left and right and lift over shaft (17) for hand wheel (11)    
8 Remove head restraint guide rail (18) on left and right after removing rivet (19) and remove guide rail (18) downward from backrest frame (15)    
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REFER TO SHOP-MADE TOOLS
Unhook upholstery retaining straps (arrows) for lateral retention on backrest frame
Installation hook for upholstery straps
  WF58.50-P-9118-01A
10 Remove backrest frame (15) from rubberized fiber matting (20)    
11 Pull Velcro strips (21) on left and right off of rubberized fiber matting (20)    
12 Separate plastic ring (22) on head restraint eye (23) and remove head restraint eye (23) from cover (14)    
13 Fold cover (14) to side and up to middle    
14 Unhook longitudinal retaining wire on upholstery clip (24) and remove cover (14) from rubberized fiber matting (20)    
INSTALLING Installation     
15 Press in upholstery clips (24) for longitudinal retaining wires on left and right on rear of rubberized fiber matting (20)    
16 Pull retaining wires (2 longitudinal and 2 lateral retaining wires) into fabric tube on cover (14) and align    
17 Position cover (14) on rubberized fiber matting (20) and align IMPORTANT Fold side fabric sections toward middle  
18 Hook longitudinal retaining wires on left and right into upholstery clips (24)    
19 Pull cover (14) over rubberized fiber matting at top and sides and align    
20 Install both head restraint eyes (23) and fasten with plastic rings (22)    
21 Align cover (14) at side of rubberized fiber matting (20) and fasten with Velcro strips (21)    
22 Install backrest frame (15) into rubberized fiber matting (20) while driving in bottom wire strap with bottom end of rubberized fiber matting (20, arrow)    
23 Hook lateral retaining wires onto backrest frame with upholstery straps (arrows) SPECIAL TOOL Fig 4
REFER TO SHOP-MADE TOOLS Installation hook for upholstery straps   WF58.50-P-9118-01A
24 Insert both head restraint guide rails (18) into backrest frame (15) from top and rivet on at bottom with rivet (19) IMPORTANT Install head restraint guide rail (18) with arresting knob (16) on left side  
25 Hook cover (14) in all the way around on backrest frame (15) and fasten    
26 Insert tensioning element (13) into backrest frame (15) at top and fasten at bottom with screw (12)    
27 Attach cover and hand wheel (11) for backrest adjustment gear    
28 Install front seat backrest   AR91.10-P-1060E 
29 Install front seat   AR91.10-P-1000E 

Special tools 

Fig 4: Identifying Installation Tool (202 589 08 63 00)
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