Safety precautions are to be applied when handling seats with side airbag unit → Chapter.
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Unclamp the negative terminal of the battery.
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Remove the plug for the seat heating -arrows A- (on vehicles with el. heated seats) and side airbags -arrow B- underneath the seat (if necessary disconnect plug connection for the seat belt buckle signalling).
Valid for all vehicles
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Slide seat forwards.
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Remove caps -1-.
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Unscrew screws -2- (3 Nm) and remove cover strips -3- to the top.
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Slide seat backwards.
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Unscrew bolts or nuts -1-.
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Unlock latching rod and slide seat backwards out of the runners.