Remove/install left rear seat backrest cover - AR91.18-P-1874LW

MODEL 205.0/1 with CODE 287 (Folding rear seat backrests) 

MODEL 205.2 

Fig 1: Identifying Left Rear Seat Backrest Cover Remove/Install Components

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Shown on model 205.2 

Fig 2: Identifying Left Rear Seat Backrest Cover Remove/Install Components - Shown On Model 205.2

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	Remove/install
1	Remove hinge of left backrest with left rear backrest inclination switch		AR91.29-P-1772LW
		Left rear backrest inclination switch can remain on the hinge.
2	Remove head restraint guides		AR91.16-P-1775LW
3	Unclip cover (11) and remove	MODEL 205.2
4	Unclip cover (5) as shown and remove from seat belt (6)	Long wedge	Figure
5	Remove fitting (7) from bearing pin (8)	Do not skew fitting (7). Otherwise the spacer ring (9) may be damaged. Replace spacer ring (9).
6	Unhook cover (1) from backrest frame (2) all around the outside	Extraction hook	Figure
7	Guide electrical wiring harness (12) through cover (1)	MODEL 205.2
8	Guide cover (1) over bearing pin (8) and striker pin (10)	Carefully guide cover (1) over the bearing pin (8) and the striker pin (10). Otherwise the cover (1) may be damaged.
9	Remove backrest frame (2)	Place backrest frame (2) on padding (3) and align.
10	Slip cover (1) over padding (3) and turn over padding (3)
11	Unclip staple wires (4) from padding (3)
12	Remove cover (1) from padding (3)	Align seams of cover (1) and position in cutouts of padding (3).
13	Pull staple wires (4) out of cover (1)	When replacing the cover (1).
14	Install in the reverse order

Fig 3: Identifying Long Wedge (115 589 03 59 00)

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Fig 4: Identifying Extraction Hook (140 589 02 33 00)

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