724849 Eliminating noise symptoms - Reworking rear seat

WM 724849 Eliminating noise symptoms - Reworking rear seat

General information

Symptoms

Rattling noises from around the rear seat.

Causes and remedial action

Rattling noises can be heard while driving due to tolerances between the rear seat and the crash-hook sealing surface.

In the event of a complaint, strips of tricot tape must be affixed near the crash hooks to remedy the situation on vehicles manufactured before the date of introduction November 2005.

Tools and materials

999.551.127.40 Tricot tape => Adhesive tape

Reworking the rear seat

1. Release rear seats -1, 2- and fold them up 90° -arrows-.





Releasing rear seats

2. Cut eight strips of tricot tape each approx. 60 mm long.
3. Stick tricot tape -1- on the rear seats -2, 3- close to the cut-outs for the seat supports (crash hooks).





Sticking on tricot tape

4. Fold rear seats -1, 2- down -arrows- and lock them.





Locking rear seats

5. Open and close the rear seat once and check that the tricot tape remains stuck securely to the seat support.

Working times

72484900: Reworking rear seat; Labor time 30 TU