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Removing and installing fastening strips and plastic clips > < Detaching cover from padding
Removing and installing backrest cover and padding
Removing and installing backrest cover and padding
  WARNING
Observe safety regulations for pyrotechnic components → Chapter.
   
1 - Rear backrest cover panel
t  Removing:
–  Remove seat: vehicles up to 10.2004 → Chapter; vehicles from 11.2004 onwards → Chapter.
–  Remove backrest: vehicles up to 10.2004 → Chapter; vehicles from 11.2004 onwards → Chapter.
–  Press button and remove head restraint -7-.
–  Remove head restraint guides -8-: vehicles up to 10.2004 → Chapter, vehicles from 11.2004 onwards → Chapter.
–  Prise out wire clips -11- (3x) at top of rear backrest cover panel -1-.
–  Detach rear backrest cover panel -1-.
–  Prise out peripheral fastening strips -12- (4x).
–  Fold over backrest cover -6- and detach.
2 - Outer frame
–  Unfasten clips -14- (4x).
–  Prise out outer frame -2-.
–  Unscrew nuts -15- (2x) of side airbag -9-.
–  Detach side airbag -9- and guide cable through opening.
–  Unclip cables for seat heating -16- and side airbag -17- and detach side airbag -9-.
–  Cut through cable tie clips -18- (2x).
–  Prise out fastening strips and plastic clips → Chapter.
–  Detach backrest cover -6-.
–  Detach padding -3-.
–  Remove backrest heater -5- → Chapter.
t  Installing:
Install in reverse order of removal. Observe the following:
–  When installing backrest cables for side airbag and seat heating and fixing them in position, make sure cables are not subject to strain.
3 - Padding
4 - Backrest
5 - Backrest heating
6 - Backrest cover
7 - Head restraint
8 - Head restraint guide
9 - Side airbag
10 - Plastic clips (2x)
11 - Wire clips (3x)
12 - Fastening strips (peripheral, 4x)
13 - Airbag connector
14 - Clips (backrest frame) (4x)
15 - Nuts (side airbag) (2x)
q   Tightening torque: 5 Nm
q   Always renew after removing
16 - Wire for seat heating
17 - Wire for side airbag
18 - Cable tie clips (2x)

   

Removing and installing fastening strips and plastic clips > < Detaching cover from padding