Renewing seat pan frame - front seat with manual adjustment — AUDI
Renewing seat pan frame - front seat with manual adjustment 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.
🧭 Before you start
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- Remove wiring and components and install them in new seat pan.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Move front seat to top position if possible. This reduces the spring force when removing and installing the seat height adjustment unit. — Move front seat as far towards front as it will go and to highest position; then lower it by one stroke of the lever.
- Remove front seat .
- Remove front seat backrest .
- Remove seat pan cover and padding . [Note: Remove wiring and components and install them in new seat pan.]
- Front passenger seat: Unplug electrical connector (2), unclip mounting (1) from seat pan (arrows) and detach it together with seat occupied sensor (3).
- Unscrew bolt (2) and unclip and disengage seat position sensor (1) from lower seat pan frame (3)(arrow).
- Remove belt buckle (front) .
- Remove seat height adjustment lever .
- Remove Bowden cable for seat longitudinal adjustment .
- Remove cover for seat rail .
- Equipment version with storage compartment: Remove storage compartment .
- Super sports seat: Remove seat rake adjustment handle/lever .
- Super sports seat: Remove seat depth adjuster .
- Detach electrical wiring harnesses and individual wires from seat pan.
- ⚠ Observe safety precautions when working on pyrotechnic components .Before handling pyrotechnic components (e.g. plugging in the electrical connector) the mechanic must discharge any static electricity. This can be done by briefly touching the door striker plate, or similar.Observe all measures to be taken when installing the front seat . — Install all components and wires in new seat pan.
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