52 17 405 Replacing backrest cover for left or right front seat (comfort)

Special Tools Required: 

• 52 0 050

Special tools used:

• Pliers 52 0 050

Necessary Preliminary Tasks: 

• Remove front seat, refer to 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC)  .
• Remove rear panel at top and bottom. Refer to 52 17 200 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TOP REAR PANEL ON FRONT SEAT BACKREST (LUXURY SEAT)  .52 17 202 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTTOM REAR PANEL ON FRONT SEAT BACKREST (LUXURY SEAT)  .

Unhook backrest cover from backrest frame.

Fig 1: Unhooking Backrest Cover From Backrest Frame

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Installation: 

Guide cover lug (1) behind padding (2) and clip in (padding rests in a cover pocket).

Fig 2: Installing Cover Lug

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Model With Seat Heating Only: 

Remove outer cover on front seat. Refer to 52 13 040 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTER COVER ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACK-REST (NORMAL/MANUAL)  .

Unfasten plug connection (1).

Pull cable (2) out of holder (3). If necessary, cut cable ties.

Fig 3: Unfastening Plug Connection

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Model With Seat Heating Only: 

Cut cable tie (1) and unclip cable holder (2).

Feed out cable (3) behind cover bridge (4).

Fig 4: Unclipping Cable Holder

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Bend open clips (1) and remove.

Installation: 

Install clips with pliers 52 0 050.

Fig 5: Locating Cover Clips

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Unhook backrest cover (1) at bottom and side towards front and detach with padding upwards from backrest frame (2).

Fig 6: Unhooking Backrest Cover

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Following operations:

"Removing backrest cover from padding"

and

"Replacing padding"

and

"Replacing backrest cover".

Carefully fold backrest cover (3) from padding (2) towards front and release clips (1).

Fig 7: Identifying Clips In Padding

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Continue folding backrest cover (1) back and undo remaining clips.

Remove backrest cover (1) from padding.

Remove all remnants of clips from backrest cover (1) and padding.

Fig 8: Locating Clips From Backrest Cover And Padding

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Installation: 

Bend new clip (2) closed with pliers 52 0 050.

1. Support.
2. Retainer.
3. Trim thread in support.
4. Trim wire in backrest cover.
5. Backrest cover.

Fig 9: Installing Clip With Pliers

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Pull trim threads (1) out of backrest cover.

Cut new backrest cover to size and insert trim threads (1).

(2) Seat heater cable

Fig 10: Removing Trim Threads Out Of Backrest Cover

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