Removing and installing seat cover and padding — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Remove the seat and the control element bracket, release the clamping profiles, fold the cover up and remove the upholstery and knee padding clips. Disconnect the seat heater, lift cover and padding off the frame and separate them by removing the clips. Refit the padding to the frame, attach the cover with new clips using pliers V.A.G 1634 and reattach the clamping profiles.

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

• Renewed: if necessary, upholstery clips with clipsn

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• Check all fasteners and renew damaged ones before installing.
• Always use new upholstery clips N.015.261.1.
• Fit the clips with upholstery clip pliers V.A.G 1634 at the marked positions.
• Warm the cover to approx. 30°C to make fitting easier.
• Reconnect the seat heater element connector before closing up.

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

📋 Procedure

1. Remove seat .
2. Remove control element bracket .
3. Detach clamping profile (2) from mounting on seat frame.
4. Fold seat cover (1) upwards in (direction of arrow) (guide it through backrest).
5. Detach clamping profiles (3) on all sides of the seat frame.

6. Remove all upholstery clips (4).
7. Remove clips (3) from knee padding (1).
8. Fold knee padding (1) upwards in (direction of arrow) and remove upholstery clips (2).
9. Slightly release cover and padding (1) in (direction of arrow) from seat frame (2).
10. Disconnect connector (3) for seat heater element.
11. Remove cover and padding (1) in (direction of arrow) from seat frame (2).
12. Remove all upholstery clips (arrows) on bottom.
13. Release seat cover (1) all round from padding (2) and fold it upwards.
14. Remove all upholstery clips (3) from mountings in padding from top.
15. Remove seat cover (1) from padding (2). [Note: Before installing, check all fasteners for damage and renew if necessary.Always renew upholstery clips with clipsN.015.261.1.Attach upholstery clips using upholstery clip pliersV.A.G 1634.To aid installation, heat up cover to approx. 30°C.]
16. Place padding on seat frame.
17. Attach cover all around padding with new upholstery clips at the positions indicated, using upholstery clip pliersV.A.G 1634.
18. Attach clamping profiles to seat frame.

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