Removing and installing front seat backrest and seat pan - RS bucket seat — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Remove the seat, mount it on VAS 6136 and take off both side trims and the control unit. Unplug the heating connectors, disconnect the pneumatic hose, free the wiring and unhook the longitudinal adjustment Bowden cable. Remove bolts (1), (4) and (11), then (6) and (8), and separate backrest and seat pan; the adjustment lever and handle come off where needed. Refit all bolts with locking fluid, reconnect the hose, wiring and Bowden cable, and check adjustment works before the seat goes back in.

Fits: Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)

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• Insert all frame bolts with locking fluid on reassembly.
• Disconnect the pneumatic hose before separating the seat parts so it is not torn.
• Free the wiring harness from the seat frame completely before lifting the backrest away.
• Refit any cable tie cut on the pneumatic block harness.
• Check the longitudinal adjustment release works before refitting the seat.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove seat .
2. Attach seat to seat repair standVAS 6136.
3. Remove side trim (sill side) .
4. Remove side trim (tunnel side) .
5. Remove control unit .

6. Unplug seat heating connector.
7. Disconnect pneumatic hose.
8. Move electrical wiring clear at seat pan.
9. Disengage Bowden cable for seat longitudinal adjustment from release lever .
10. Unscrew bolts (1), (4) and (11).
11. Remove bolts (6) and (8) and set down backrest behind seat pan.
12. Remove seat pan.
13. Insert bolts with locking fluid; locking fluid Electronic parts catalogue.
14. Remove seat .
15. Attach seat to seat repair standVAS 6136.
16. Remove side trim (sill side) .
17. Remove side trim (tunnel side) .
18. Remove control unit .
19. Disconnect pneumatic hose.
20. Unplug electrical connector for backrest heating and move wiring clear.
21. Unscrew bolts (1), (4) and (11).
22. Remove seat pan (5).
23. Sever cable tie for pneumatic block harness at seat pan.
24. Remove bolt (2) and remove lever for seat longitudinal adjustment (3).
25. Disengage Bowden cable for seat longitudinal adjustment from release lever .
26. Disengaging release lever for seat rails
27. Remove bolts (6) and (8).
28. Detach backrest and remove wiring harness from seat frame.
29. Insert bolts with locking fluid; locking fluid Electronic parts catalogue.
30. Remove handle for seat longitudinal adjustment
31. Press cable sleeve out of support bracket in direction of (arrow A).
32. Detach operating cable (1) for seat longitudinal adjustment from release lever (arrow B).

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