Backrest Cover And Cushion: Installing

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Vehicles With Seat Heating

NOTE:

The heating element must be positioned so that it has no bends.

-- Guide the wiring harness through the lower oblong hole.

Fig 1: Installing Seat Heating Element

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-- Position the heating element -2- under the cushion trench -1-.

-- Remove the peel-off backing from the right adhesive strip -3-.

-- Press the heating element -2- onto the cushion -1- using light pressure. Make sure it has no kinks.

-- Remove the peel-off backing from the left adhesive strip -4-.

-- Press the heating element -2- onto the cushion -1- using light pressure. Make sure it has no kinks.

-- Remove the protective foil -3- and -4- upward little by little and gently attach the heating element -2- to the cushion -1- without kinking it.

Fig 2: Installing Back rest Cover

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-- Push the cushion -5- over both headrest guides and onto the back rest frame.

-- Attach the cover -1- to the cushion -5- with the clips -4-.

-- Attach the seat cover -1- to the cushion -5- all the way around with new upholstery clips -2- at the shown locations -3- using the Upholstery Clip Pliers VAG 1634.

The rest of the assembly is performed in the reverse order of removal.