Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / General body repairs, interior / Seat padding, covers / Front seat covers and padding / Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634

Removing

–	Remove cover and padding → Chapter.

Hook -3438

Vehicles with seat depth adjustment

–	Unclip beading strips -2- from locking lugs -5-.

–	Detach seat cover from tabs -4- on both sides using front end hook -3438-.

–	Remove carrier -3- with seat padding and seat depth adjustment from seat cover -1-.

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

Continued for all vehicles

–	Pull retaining tab -3- of seat cover -1- in -direction of arrow- off seat padding -2-.

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

–	Pull seat cover -1- off seat padding -2-.

–	Cut through upholstery clips -3- using pliers -4-.

Installing

Install in reverse order, but note the following:

Renew all opened retaining clips → Item and fit them in the same positions.

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

–	Pull seat cover -1- over padding -4-.

–	Secure seat cover -1- with upholstery clips -2- in mountings -3-.

–	Use upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634- for this.

–	Ensure that seat cover -1- is free of creases.

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - cover and padding for seat pan“

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - front backrest“

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - front seat“

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