Removing and installing backrest cover and padding, 1/3: VW Jetta VI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Jetta VI (16, 2010–2018)

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• The illustration shows how the (7) cover is fastened in place in the »Comfort« equipment version. The seat covers of the »Basic« and »Sport« versions are fastened in the same way.
• When doing this, carefully pull cover (7) and padding (3) over the head restraint guides.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove bench seat .
2. Remove backrest .
3. Press down padding by head restraint guide (arrow).
4. Press lug of head restraint guide (arrow) onto stop using removal wedge3409.
5. Press button (2) and pull head restraint (1) out of backrest.

6. Release striker pin cover (3) using removal wedge3409 and remove it from backrest in (direction of arrow).
7. On the rear of the backrest, lever the sections (arrows) out of the mountings of the backrest frame (2), using a screwdriver.
8. Invert cover (7) on sides. [Note: The illustration shows how the (7) cover is fastened in place in the »Comfort« equipment version. The seat covers of the »Basic« and »Sport« versions are fastened in the same way.]
9. Detach clamping strips (4) from anchoring clips (5).
10. To do this, lever open jaws of anchoring clips (5) with the help of a small screwdriver and pull out clamping strips (4).
11. Detach all the padding clips (6).
12. Take cover (7) off padding (3).
13. Remove padding (3) from backrest frame (1). [Note: When doing this, carefully pull cover (7) and padding (3) over the head restraint guides.] [Note: The illustration shows how the (1) cover is fastened in place in the »Comfort« equipment version. The seat covers of the »Basic« and »Sport« versions are fastened in the same way.]
14. Place padding on backrest frame.
15. Place cover (1) on padding(4).
16. Insert clamping strips (2) of cover (1) into anchoring clips (3) at the positions indicated (5).
17. Fasten cover (1) to padding (4) all round it with new padding clips (6) at the positions indicated (7) using padding clip pliersV.A.G 1634.
18. Roll cover (1) up at sides and attach clamping strips to backrest frame.

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