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Removing and installing front backrest cover and upholstery
Removing and installing front backrest cover and upholstery
Vehicle with side airbag and el. seat heating
  Note
t  Only use the recommended cover with a sewn on identification label for installation purposes → Fig.
t  When installing observe the position of the cover - the identification label must be on the side of the airbag unit.
t  Before installing, turn the cover inside out.
t  Observe the safety instructions for working with airbags → Chapter.
t  Two mechanics are required to fit the cover.
   
1 - Cover
q   removing:
l  Seat removed from vehicle and backrest rack removed from seat rack
–  Detach rosette -9- and grommet -8-.
–  Fully unhook clamping section -17- at the bottom cover side.
–  Roll up the cover approx. 1/4 towards the top.
–  Remove covers in the lower area of the frame out of the openings for the longitudinal wires -18-.
–  Unhook the longitudinal wires -18- out of the openings in the lower area of the backrest using the pliers.
–  Cut through clips -13-.
–  Unhook the -V.A.G 1636- transverse wire of the cover -19- out of the longitudinal wires -5- of the backrest frame -11- using an upholstery reamer.
–  Roll up the cover towards the top and remove.
–  Remove foam upholstery -16-.
q   Installing:
–  Insert foam upholstery -16- into the backrest frame -11-.
–  Insert the longitudinal wires -18- and the transverse wire -19- in the cover.
–  Connect wire eyelets → Fig..
–  Place cover onto the top backrest frame with foam upholstery.
–  Hook the transverse wire of the cover -19- into the longitudinal wires -5- of the backrest frame -11- using an upholstery reamer -V.A.G 1636- → Fig..
–  Pull off the cover by 3/4.
–  Clip the cover with the aid -V.A.G 1634- with clips -13- to the transverse wire -12- of the foam upholstery -16- in the middle and on the sides.
–  Pull off the cover and align.
–  Cut openings into the foam upholstery -16- in the opening points of the lower backrest area.
–  Insert longitudinal wires -18- in the openings of the lower backrest area with pliers → Fig..
–  Position the covers in the lower area of the frame into the openings for the longitudinal wires -18-.
–  Connect both clamping sections of the cover -17-.
–  Place grommet -8- and rosette -9-.
2 - Headrest guides
q   when removing press safety catch -arrow A- e.g. with a specially adapted screwdriver and remove the guides.
q   when installing press the guides into the backrest frame
3 - Button rivet
q   for installing the protective cover -4-
4 - Protective cover
q   removing and installing into the backrest frame -11-
5 - Longitudinal wire of the backrest rack
6 - Airbag unit
q   removing and installing → Chapter
7 - Terminal el. wire airbag
q   removing and installing → Chapter
8 - Grommet
9 - Rosette for the lumbar region backrest
q   remove from the shaft of the backrest control
10 - El. wire of the airbag unit
q   removing and installing → Chapter
q   do not damage when installing
11 - Backrest rack
12 - Foam upholstery transverse wire
13 - Clamps
q   when removing cut through with pliers
q   to install use upholstery pliers, e.g. -V.A.G 1634-
14 - Heating element for backrest
q   removing:
–  Heat up the adhesive point of the foam upholstery with hot-air blower or blow dryer and remove from the foam upholstery.
q   Installing:
–  Remove the protective foil from the self-adhesive surface of the heating element.
–  Glue the heating element with the top side onto the upper edge of the foam upholstery -16-.
15 - El. wire of the heating element
16 - Foam padding
q   remove from backrest rack
17 - Clamping section of cover
18 - Longitudinal wire of cover
q   Check fitting position
19 - Transverse wire of the cover
q   Check fitting position
q   opened wire eyelet -arrow B- points to the airbag unit

   
Identification label for side airbag.
  S74-0032
Connection of the cover wires.
  S74-0033
Connections of the cover wires with the wires of the backrest frame.
  S74-0034
Connection of the cover wires with the bottom part of the backrest frame.
For vehicles without side airbag unit
1 - Upholstery retaining clips
2 - Cover
removing:
–  Removing backrest → Chapter.
–  Fully unhook clamping section -8- at the bottom side.
–  Roll up the cover to the top.
–  Cut through clips -1-.
–  Unhook plastic cord -9-.
–  Remove the guides -3- and take off the cover.
3 - Guide
–  for removing, roll up the cover, press in the catch pegs -arrows- and remove the guides out of the backrest frame.
4 - Headrest
5 - Upholstery
6 - Backrest rack
7 - Upholstery wire
–  fastened in the upholstery
8 - Clamping section
–  is located on the front and rear side of the cover
9 - Plastic cord
–  sewn to cover
–  with holes for inserting retaining clips -1-
  S74-0017

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