52 17 034 Removing and installing/replacing shaft for head restraint adjustment

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front seat, refer to 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC)
Remove both rear panels, refer to 52 17 205 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING BOTH REAR PANELS ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACKREST (COMFORT)
Remove inner cover, refer to 52 14 041 REMOVING AND INSTALLING INNER COVER ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC)
Remove active head restraint support, refer to 52 17 380 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING HEAD RESTRAINT MOUNT ON LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (COMFORT)

Bend shaft (1) in direction of arrow.

Fig 1: Removing Shaft

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Pull shaft (1) out of gear (2) and remove.