52 26 005 Removing and installing or replacing rear seat

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Forcibly pull rear seat upwards on left and right sides.

Installation:

Feed seat belt buckles (1) into openings in rear seat.

Fig 1: Feeding Seat Belt Buckles Into Openings In Rear Seat

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Release screw (2) on middle seat belt anchor fitting.

Tightening torque 72 11 22AZ .

Installation:

Pin (3) determines the installation position and prevents the anchor fitting (1) from turning.

Feed anchor fitting out of rear seat.

Lift out rear seat.

Fig 2: Identifying Anchor Fitting, Screw And Pin

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