Installing Padding For Front Seat

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If occupant detection components (installed for country equipment USA/Canada/Mexico) must be replaced, the repair kit comprising padding, occupant detection control unit and pressure sensor mat must  always be replaced as a complete unit  .

The spare parts are grouped in a repair kit (comprising padding -1-, occupant detection control unit -2- and pressure sensor mat -3-), which must always be replaced as a complete unit. 

1. Padding
2. Occupant detection control unit
3. Pressure sensor mat
   Fig 1: Identifying Occupant Detection Repair Kit

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A mixed installation  , e.g. "old" pressure sensor mat and "new" control unit, is not permitted  .

The padding, pressure sensor mat and occupant detection control unit are calibrated together by the manufacturer and must therefore only be replaced as a complete unit.

The occupant detection control unit must not  be coded.

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The sealing surface of the seat frame and the seat-surface extension must be free from dirt and grease.

1. Apply adhesive -1-  to the marked area of the padding -2-  .
   Fig 2: Applying Adhesive

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2. Place padding -1-  on the seat frame and straighten it -arrows-  .
   Fig 3: Installing Padding

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3. Only for seats with seat-surface extension  :

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   The sealing surface of the seat frame and the seat-surface extension must be free from dirt and grease.

   Apply adhesive -1-  to the marked area of the padding for the seat-surface extension -2-  .

   Fig 4: Applying Adhesive On Seat-Surface Extension

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   1. 3.1. Place padding -1-  on the frame of the seat-surface extension -2-  and straighten it -arrows-  .
      Fig 5: Installing Padding On Seat-Surface Extension

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