Finishing work after the heater pad has been bonded into place

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Fig 1: Locating Positional Straps To Cut Apart

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

When the heater pad has been bonded into place the positional straps (shaded in the illustration above) must be cut apart. This only applies to those types of heater pads that have positional straps.
CAUTION:
The positional straps must not be cut before bonding is complete.