Front Seat Backrest Cover and Cushion

Front Seat Covers and Upholstery

Front Seat Backrest Cover and Cushion

• Removal and installation of the components are described for the left seat. The same procedure applies for the removal and installation of the components of the right seat.

Removal

- Mount the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136) on the engine and transmission holder (VAS 6095).

- Remove front seat. Refer to => [ Front Seat ] Front Seats

- Attach the seat to the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136).

- Remove front right seat trim. Refer to => [ Right Seat Trim ] Front Seats

Vehicles with manual seat adjustment

- Remove front left seat trim. Refer to => [ Left Seat Trim ] Front Seats

Vehicles with electric seat adjustment

- Remove left power seat trim. Refer to => [ Left Power Seat Trim ] Front Seats

All vehicles

- Remove front seat backrest. Refer to => [ Left Front Seat Backrest ] Front Seats

- Attach the backrest to the fixture for seat repair (VAS 6136).

- Press corresponding button in headrest guide and pull headrest - 1 - out of backrest.

2-door only

- Remove operating knob - 2 -.

- Position a screwdriver in - direction of arrow - and pry trim - 3 - out of mount.

• When installing, securing spring - 4 - must be removed from lever - 5 - and replaced.

Only vehicle (Rabbit from MY 2004) with manual lumbar support adjustment

- Remove the lumbar support adjusting wheel - 6 - using the Pliers (3392).

All vehicles

- Disengage backrest profile - 7 - on both sides.

- Release profile - 8 - from mount - 9 -.





- Loosen side profile - 1 - and - 2 - from mounts and fold back side of cover upward.

- Remove plate - 3 - from backrest.

- Open side profile - 4 - and disengage tension wire - 5 -.

- Open side profile - 7 - and disengage tension wire - 6 -.





- Fold cover - 5 - upward.

- Using a small screwdriver, unclip profiles - 1 - for cover out of mounts - 2 - in upholstery.

- Disengage tension wire - 4 - on both sides from upholstery wire - 3 -.

- Remove headrest guides. Refer to => [ Headrest Guides ] Front Seats

- Remove the cover - 5 - and upholstery - 6 - from the seat frame - 7 -.





Installation

- To install, perform the steps used for removal in reverse order.

2-door only

To prevent damage to the cover when folding the front seat backrests, ensure tensioning bands are positioned correctly.





• 1 - long tensioning band, tunnel side

• 2 - short tensioning band, tunnel side

• 3 - long tensioning band, sill side

• 4 - short tensioning band, sill side

The long tunnel side tensioning band should be guided between upholstery and seat structure side panel, then clipped into side panel from the inside - arrow -.





The short tunnel side tensioning band - 1 - should be guided between the upholstery and side panel and clipped under seat sideways into seat pan - arrow -.





The long sill side tensioning band - 1 - should be guided along the cover and engage in the front area of the panel bracket - 2 - - arrow -.





The short sill side tensioning band - 1 - should be guided between the upholstery and side panel and clipped under seat sideways into seat pan - arrow -.