Front Seat, Removing And Installing, With Faulty Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- / -V31-
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Airbag Lockout Adapter:VAS6282
The following describes removing and installing the left seat. Removing and installing the right seat is similar.
Driver/Front Passenger Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- / -V31-, Checking
-- Move the front seat into its highest position.
To avoid unnecessary repair costs, check the Driver/Front Passenger Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- / -V31- before removing the front seat.
-- Check the Driver/Front Passenger Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- / -V31- using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.
Removing with faulty Driver and Front Passenger Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- / -V31-
-- Disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
Loosen the bolts -1 and 2- only after checking the Driver Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V28- /Front Passenger Seat Forward/Back Adjustment Motor -V31-.
After loosening the bolts, the seat pan lower frame must be replaced, along with the seat forward/back adjustment motor -3-.
-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2-.
To remove the tunnel-side bolts, reach under the seat from the front.
-- Move the seat forward as far as possible.
-- Remove the bolts -3 and 4-.
-- Move the seat as far back as possible.
-- Remove the bolts -1 and 2-.
-- Tilt the seat back.
-- Open the cover in the carpet.
-- Depending on the vehicle equipment level, release and remove the wiring harnesses from the seat at the connector station.
-- Connect the airbag adapter. Refer to AIRBAG ADAPTER, CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING .
If the seat is to be lifted out or transported out of the vehicle, it must not be grasped at the attachments, such as the seat belt latch, lever for seat forward/back adjustment, lever for seat height adjustment or seat trim panels in order to prevent damage.
-- Protect the attachments from damage using suitable materials.
-- Grasp with a right hand between the backrest and seat cushion and with the left hand on the front end of the seat cushion.
-- Pry the seat out of the vehicle.
-- Separate the seat pan lower frame from the seat pan. Refer to SEAT PAN LOWER FRAME WITH DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FORWARD/BACK ADJUSTMENT MOTOR -V28- / -V31-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:
-- Attach the seat pan lower frame to the seat pan. Refer to SEAT PAN LOWER FRAME WITH DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FORWARD/BACK ADJUSTMENT MOTOR -V28- / -V31-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Lift the seat through the front door and into the vehicle.
-- First position the front seat.
-- Guide the seat into the centering pins.
If the threads in the seat crossmember mounting plate are damaged when installing the seat, repairing the damaged threads is not permitted. In this case, the seat crossmember mounting plate must be replaced.
If there is damage to threads in the seat crossmember mounting plate:
-- Replace the affected seat crossmember mounting plate.
-- Remove the :VAS6282 .
-- Attach the thorax airbag wiring harness to the connector station.
-- Depending on the vehicle equipment level, engage the wiring harnesses in the coupling station.
-- Close the cover in the carpet.
-- Switch the ignition on.
Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment of pyrotechnic components.
- Always connect the battery when the ignition is switched on.
- There must not be anyone in the vehicle interior when connecting the battery.
- If the ignition is not switched on after the battery is reconnected, only switch on the ignition with the driver seat in the rearmost position.
-- Connect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
If the Airbag Indicator Lamp -K75- indicates a fault after installing, check the DTC memory, erase it and check it again using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.
Tightening Specifications
- Refer to OVERVIEW - FRONT SEAT