52 13 198 Removing and installing/replacing rear panel on left or right front seat backrest (normal/manual)

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Version without luggage pocket:

Unfasten bottom left / right screw.

Remove lower rear panel by pulling backwards and downwards.

Fig 1: Unfastening Bottom Left / Right Screw

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Version with luggage pocket:

Pull inside rear panel inwards/backwards (1) and drive outside forcefully inwards (2) (spring disconnected inside). Press inside of rear panel outwards and pull outwards/backwards to remove (outside of spring disconnected) and remove rear panel by pulling downwards/backwards (3)

Fig 2: Removing Rear Panel By Pulling Downwards/Backward

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