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Removing and installing cover and padding of backrest, front double bench seat — AUDI

Removing and installing cover and padding of backrest, front double bench seat on Audi: 15 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

15 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)

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  • Removing right head restraint guides (1) without destroying them is not possible. They must be renewed prior to installation.
  • Staples are destroyed during removal and must be renewed.
  • In case of vehicles with seat heating, remove cover separately. In addition, the wiring harness of the seat heating must be detached when removing the seat heating.

📋 Procedure

  1. Fold backrest down.
  2. Press button of respective left head restraint guide (3).
  3. Pull out the respective head restraints (2).
  4. Press down padding in the rear area of the head restraint guides.
  5. Release catches and pull head restraint guides (1) and (3) out of backrest. [Note: Removing right head restraint guides (1) without destroying them is not possible. They must be renewed prior to installation.]
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  1. Unscrew bolts (4).
  2. Detach belt guide (5) from backrest.
  3. Detach profiles (6) and (13) from mountings (8) and (11).
  4. If present, remove staples in areas (7), (9), (10) and (12). [Note: Staples are destroyed during removal and must be renewed.]
  5. Detach profile (5) in lower area on both left and right next to backrest attachment from backrest frame.
  6. Roll cover off padding until the tensioning wires are accessible.
  7. Unhook tensioning wire (4) on left and right from cover out of wire frame in padding.
  8. Unhook tensioning wire (3) in upper area on left and right from cover out of wire frame in padding.
  9. Unhook tensioning wires (1) and (2) in centre from cover out of wire frame in padding. [Note: In case of vehicles with seat heating, remove cover separately. In addition, the wiring harness of the seat heating must be detached when removing the seat heating.]
  10. Remove cover from backrest padding.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.