Removing and installing seat heater element (with side airbag) — AUDI
Removing and installing seat heater element (with side airbag) on Audi: 8 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes S1, 2H
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- When pressing seat heater element (1) into anchoring channel, ensure anchoring wire is visible in holes.Ensure installation is free of folds
📋 Procedure
- Remove cover and padding of front seat cushion
- Detach seat heater connector from connector holder under the seat.
- Pull seat heater element (1) off padding (4).
- Position seat heater element (1) flush with rear of padding (4). Guide cable (2) downwards.
- Remove protective film (3). Glue seat heater element (1) onto padding (4).
- First, press seat heater element (1) into rear anchoring channel (5).
- Press seat heater element (1) into front anchoring channel (6).
- Attach front adhesive strip (7) to padding (4). [Note: When pressing seat heater element (1) into anchoring channel, ensure anchoring wire is visible in holes.Ensure installation is free of folds]
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