51 47 315 Removing and installing/replacing front carpet for passenger compartment

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Clamp off BATTERY LEAD FROM NEGATIVE CONNECTION POINT
Remove both front seats. See REMOVING DRIVER'S SEAT and REMOVING FRONT PASSENGER SEAT .
Remove COMPLETE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE
Remove CENTER CONSOLE CARRIER SECTION
Remove TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM
Remove LOWER TRIM FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL
Remove front left/right footwell side trim panel. See REMOVING TRIM PANEL ON A-PILLAR, RIGHT and REMOVING TRIM PANEL ON A-PILLAR, LEFT .

Release expanding rivets (1) and plastic nut (3).

Remove air duct cover (2).

Release screws (5).

Remove cover of bass speaker (4).

Fig 1: Identifying Cover Of Bass Speaker, Screws, Air Duct Cover, Plastic Nut, And Expanding Rivets

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IMPORTANT: Risk of damage.
Pay attention to cables when cutting.
Start cuts towards center of vehicle as far as is possible. This guarantees that cutting edges are covered by storage compartment and/or dashboard.

Cut out carpet along lines (1).

Feed out carpet from cable and remove towards rear/top.

Fig 2: Identifying Carpet Cutting Lines

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Installation note:

Apertures (1) serve as fixing points for fitting carpet.

Replacement:

Lay removed carpet over new one and transfer cuts to new carpet.

Modify STORAGE NET .

Fig 3: Identifying Apertures

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