52 15 400 Replacing seat cover for left or right front seat (sport/manual)

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Special tools required:

52 0 050

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Lever out clips (1).

Remove seat trim (2) downwards.

Installation:

Replace faulty clips (1).

Seat trim (2) must not be damaged.

Fig 1: Identifying Front Seat Clip And Seat Trim

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Version with seat heating only:

Unlock plug connection (1) for seat heating and disconnect.

Disconnect cable straps.

Release wiring harness (2) from cable holders on seat mechanism.

IMPORTANT: Feed the wiring harness carefully through the seat and backrest mechanism as the edges of the frame can be sharp.

Fig 2: Identifying Wiring Harness And Plug Connection

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Release screw (1).

Remove trim (2) from inside of seat.

Fig 3: Identifying Front Seat Trim Retaining Screw And Trim

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Lever clip (1) out of seat cover on left and right.

Installation:

If necessary, replace faulty clip.

Fig 4: Identifying Seat Cover Clip

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Detach seat cover (1) from seat frame.

Fig 5: Identifying Front Seat Cover

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Pull out cover welt (1) completely from seat frame (2).

Fig 6: Identifying Front Seat Cover Welt And Seat Frame

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Remove seat cover (1) towards front/top.

Fig 7: Identifying Front Seat Cover

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Version with seat heater and/or with seat occupancy detector:

Pull seat cover (1) with padding forward a little and feed wiring harness (2) out.

Remove seat cover (1) towards front/top.

Fig 8: Identifying Front Seat Cover And Wiring Harness

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Replacing seat cover:

Release all retainers in marked area.

Fig 9: Identifying Seat Cover With Padding Retainers Mark Area

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Release all retainers in marked area.

Remove seat cover from padding.

NOTE: Remove all remnants of clips from seat cover and support.

Fig 10: Identifying Seat Cover With Padding Retainers Mark Area

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Installation:

Bend new retainers (2) closed with special tool 52 0 050.

Support
Retainer
Trim thread in support
Trim thread in cover
Seat cover

Fig 11: Identifying Support, Retainer, Seat Cover And Special Tool (52 0 050)
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Replacing seat cover:

Pull trim threads out of seat cover.

Cut new seat cover to size and insert trim threads.

Fig 12: Identifying Seat Cover Cutting Dimensions

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