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52 14 402 Replacing Seat Cover For Driver's Seat (Normal/Electric)



52 14 402 Replacing seat cover for driver's seat (normal/electric)

Special tools required:







Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove driver's seat.
- Remove rear panel on front seat backrest
- Remove inner cover on driver's seat
- Remove switch combination







Remove cover (1) on front seat:
- Press clip on door side outwards
- Press clip on tunnel side upwards
- Pull cover (1) forwards out of seat mechanism







Unhook seat cover on at all attachment points (1).







Unhook seat cover in marked area (1).

With seat heating only as optional equipment:
Disconnect plug connection (2).
Remove seat cover complete with upholstery.







With climate control only as optional equipment:
Release plug connections (1) and disconnect.







Detach all clamps in side area from longitudinal wires (1).
Pull trim wires (1) forward out of seat cover.
Carefully fold back seat cover and release clamps from cross-wires (2).
Remove seat cover from upholstery.

IMPORTANT: Remove all remnants of clamps from seat cover and upholstery.







Replace seat cover:
Pull trim wires out of seat cover.

Installation note:
Slide trim threads into new seat cover.
If necessary, cut mounting for trim threads.







Installation note:
Bend new clamp (2) 52 0 050closed with pliers.