Front Seat: Installing

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Fig 1: Identifying Bolts

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-- Lift seat through the front door and into the vehicle.

-- Insert seat into corresponding holes in floor via the centering pins on the tunnel side.

-- Move the seat as far forward as possible using the forward/back adjuster.

-- Insert the bolt -3- and tighten by hand.

-- Insert the bolt -4- and tighten by hand.

-- Move the seat as far back as possible using the forward/back adjuster.

-- Insert the -1- bolt and tighten.

-- Insert the -2- bolt and tighten.

-- Move the seat as far forward as possible using the forward/back adjuster.

-- Tighten the bolt -3-.

-- Tighten the bolt -4-.

-- Remove the Airbag Lockout Adapter VAS 6282.

-- Attach the side airbag wiring harness to the connector station.

-- Depending on the vehicle equipment level, attach the remaining wiring harnesses in the coupling station.

-- Install the cap/carpet from the coupling station.

-- Turn on the ignition.

WARNING: Make sure that no persons are in the vehicle.

-- Connect the battery. Refer to [For transmission(s) 0A4, 02E, 09G, 02Q] [For engine(s) CVCA, CPRA, CBTA, CPKA, CPLA, CJAA, CBUA, CPPA, CCTA, CBFA] Removal and Installation .

WARNING: When installing seat, if a thread in mounting plate of seat crossmember was damaged, a reworking of the damaged thread is forbidden. In this case, mounting plate of seat crossmember must be replaced.

If there is damage to threads in mounting plate of seat crossmember:

-- Replace the seat crossmember mounting plate. Refer to appropriate service information .