Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Dismantling –  Move front seat to highest position. –  Remove front seat → Chapter. –  Separate seat frame and backrest frame → Chapter.   Note On seats with seat heating, press out contacts of backrest heater from connector in seat frame and pull out cable from seat frame. –  Remove cover and padding for front seat part with height adjustment → Chapter. Remove base structure –  Release securing clips of felt trim from seat base.

–  Remove cross-head screws -2-, remove bearing clamp -3- and spring -4- and pull out operating lever -1- for longitudinal seat adjustment backwards from bearing bush.

–  Adjust tilt angle so that springs -1- have minimum tension. –  Unhook springs -1- on base structure of seat -arrows- and remove.

–  Separate connections between adjustment spindle/base structure by taking off circlips -1- and removing pins -2-.   Note t  Seat must be in “up” position. t  When installing, ensure that spindles are in the same position.

–  Unscrew rear securing bolts -1- (seat base/base structure). –  Press tilt lever -2- outwards -arrows- and pull off from inner axis -3- of base structure.

–  Take off spring -1- and circlip -2- from tilt adjustment mechanism.

–  Remove circlip -1- on outer side of seat and push tilt adjustment control shaft -2- inwards and remove.

–  Unscrew securing bolts of tilt adjustment on left -1- and right -2- (opposite on right seat).

–  Lever out front securing point -1- on tilt adjustment mechanism (fixed sleeve with collar) and slide tilt adjustment shaft -2- backwards in parallel motion -arrow- until rear securing point -3- is pushed out from guide.   Note If necessary, parallel sliding of tilt adjustment can be encouraged by lightly striking with hammer. –  Remove base structure with tilt adjustment Remove height adjustment

–  Lock tilt lever -1- using suitable means -2- (e.g. with hook -3004-). To do this, insert tool under light tension.   Note When removing, the tool will maintain spring pressure -arrow- for height adjustment. The threaded pins of the tool should have sufficient length to enable opening.

–  Remove retaining clips -1- and press out bearing pins -2-. –  Open tensioning tool until spring pressure is relieved. –  Remove retaining clip -3- and press out bearing pin -4-.

–  Unhook spring -1- on support bracket -2- at front in seat base frame and pull out tilt lever (including height adjustment mechanism) with spring backwards out of seat base frame. Removing driver seat or front passenger seat rear height adjustment motor -V30 bzw. V33- and adjustment spindles   Note To remove height adjustment motor, adjustment spindles need not be removed.

–  Lever off retainer -1- and pull out axis -3- from bearing on seat base frame. –  Pull out adjustment spindle with gear mechanism -2- from bearing and pull off from flexible shaft -4-. –  Separate connector of driver seat or rear passenger seat height adjustment motor -V30 bzw. V33-.

–  Unscrew securing bolts of motor (from seat surface) and lift out motor -1- between flexible shafts -2--arrow-.