52 13 ... Replacing guide sleeves for front left or right head restraint

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Special tools required:

52 0 070

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove Front Head Restraint

NOTE: Guide sleeves cannot be removed without being damaged.

Guide sleeves with push-button have two retaining lugs.

Insert special tool 52 0 070 into guide hole of sleeve (2) up to upper area of retaining lug.

Feed release tongue of special tool into gap on retaining lug (1).

Turn special tool to release sleeve (2) and pull out towards top.

If necessary, on guide sleeves with push-button, unlock the second retaining lug with a screwdriver.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool (52 0 070), Release Sleeve And Retaining Lug

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Installation:

Replace guide sleeves and install as follows:

Guide sleeve with push-button (3) and two retaining lugs, left
Guide sleeve without push-button and one retaining lug, right

Fig 2: Identifying Retaining Lug, Guide Sleeve With And Without Push-button
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