Seat Pan Cover And Cushion, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Remove the front seat. Refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the tunnel-side seat trim panel. Refer to TUNNEL-SIDE SEAT TRIM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the backrest adjuster. Refer to BACKREST ADJUSTMENT HANDLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the seat height adjustment handle. Refer to SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the sill-side seat trim. Refer to SILL-SIDE SEAT TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the sill-side seat trim bracket. Refer to SEAT TRIM PANEL BRACKET, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the backrest. Refer to FRONT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Release and remove the connector.

-- Free up the wiring harnesses.

Vehicles with seat depth adjuster

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-- Move the seat depth adjuster all the way forward.

-- Release the locking tabs -arrows- on the trim -1- using the :VAS895 015 .

-- Remove the trim from the seat depth adjuster.

-- Release the locking tabs -arrows- on the support on the seat depth adjuster using the :VAS895 015 .

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-- Remove the support -1- with the seat cushion and seat cover for the seat depth adjuster upward and toward the front.

-- Disengage the tabs -arrows- at the seat depth adjuster -2-.

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-- Move the support with the seat cushion and seat cover upward.

-- To do so, remove the support -1- with seat cushion and seat cover for the seat depth adjuster upward and forward at the same time.

NOTE:

Risk of damaging the locking tabs when removing and installing.

Proceed very carefully when clipping and unclipping.

-- Lay the support -2- with the seat cushion and seat cover on the front seat.

Fig 1: Lay Support With Seat Cushion & Seat Cover On Front Seat

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NOTE:

For better illustration the seat pan lower frame is not shown.

-- Disengage the seat cover retaining strips -1- and -4-.

-- Remove the seat cover molding strip -3- from the seat depth adjuster.

-- To do so, pull the molding strip forward.

Continuation for All Vehicles

-- Disengage the molding strip -1- and -2- using the :3438 .

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NOTE:

Higher force is required, to disengage the front and side molding strips.

-- Remove the cover with the cushion from the seat pan.

-- Separate the cover from the cushion. Refer to SEAT PAN COVER AND CUSHION, SEPARATING .