Difficulties in folding over rear seat cushion
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Grande Punto Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2005–2012
- Section
- Seats › Difficulties in folding over rear seat cushion
Fault diagnosisDifficulties in folding over rear seat cushion
DIFFICULTIES IN FOLDING OVER REAR SEAT CUSHION
Folding over difficult, creaking when folding over
| Test results | ||||
| 1 | CUSHION FASTENINGS CHECK | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check that the cushion is correctly fastened to the vehicle floor | Move on to Step 2 | Cushion not correctly fastened to the vehicle floor | Retighten the cushion to the vehicle floor to the correct torque | |
| 2 | CHECK ON MATCHING BETWEEN CUSHION UPHOLSTERY AND VEHICLE INTERIOR TRIM | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
| Check that matching of the cushion upholstery and the vehicle interior trim (wheel arch liners, door panels, etc.) | Move on to Step 3 | Interference with trims | Reposition the trims and/or carry out the correct cushion fitting cycle | |
| 3 | CUSION HINGE MOVEMENT CHECK | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
| Check that the cushion hinges move freely | Move on to Step 4 | Interference with foreign objects (e.g. carpet) | Eliminate the causes of the interference | |
| 4 | HINGE CONDITION CHECK | All OK | Problems encountered | Operation |
| Check the condition of the cushion hinges (and the centre ones for split seats) and make sure they conform | End of diagnosis | 1. Centre hinged pin distorted 2. Matching with interference betwen pin and seat in hinges | 1. Replace the centre pin 2. Replace the cushion Op. 7045A14 FRONT SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY (ONE), LEFT OR RIGHT - R.R. | |
Parts & tools for this job For 2005 Fiat Grande Punto
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Fiat Grande Punto
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