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Removing and installing backrest cover panel: VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra

Step-by-step removing and installing backrest cover panel for the VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra: 11 steps.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)

  • Special tools named: 3409

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove seat .
  2. Remove head restraint.
  3. Remove backrest mechanism trims .
  4. Release top-tether hider (1) with removal wedgeVAS 3409 and top and bottom and pull out.
  5. Pull backrest release mechanism cover (1) off upwards.
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  1. Lever off stop buffers (2) and (3) outwards, using the removal wedgeVAS 3409.
  2. Detach upper section (1).
  3. Detach section (2) on the left and right-hand side.
  4. Detach lower section (4)(arrow).
  5. Take cover (3) upwards off backrest frame.
  6. Install in reverse order of removal.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.