Checking Reclining Seat

Fig 1: Identifying Reclining Seat

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Run/push the seat to its rearmost position.

Run/screw the seat to its forward position.

Fold the seat back completely forward.

Run/screw the seat back backwards so that the seat rises at the trailing edge.

Check the whiplash unit by the rivet in the seat's trailing edge.

Fig 2: Identifying Whiplash Unit Rivet

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If there is no visible space between the rivet and the fitting, then the whiplash unit is functional.

Install in the reverse order.

Fig 3: Identifying Visible Space Between Rivet And Fitting

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If there is a visible space between the rivet and the fitting, then the whiplash elements on both sides of the seat shall be replaced acc. to Whiplash Unit, Replacing .