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Removing and installing easy-entry Bowden cable A — VW

Removing and installing easy-entry Bowden cable A on VW: 13 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

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

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 138

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  • Make sure that backrest is in basic position, i.e. backrest must be turned to front stop using adjuster knob. — First, attach »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (1) to seat longitudinal adjuster (2).

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove front seat .
  2. Remove seat trim on tunnel side .
  3. Turn backrest to front stop using adjuster knob.
  4. Unclip support bracket of »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (1) from seat longitudinal adjuster (2).
  5. Detach »easy-entry« Bowden cable A (1) at seat longitudinal adjustment (2) and remove.
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  1. Detach »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (1) from backrest fitting.
  2. Pull guide of »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (2) off seat frame.
  3. ⚠ Make sure that backrest is in basic position, i.e. backrest must be turned to front stop using adjuster knob. — First, attach »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (1) to seat longitudinal adjuster (2).
  4. Clip support bracket of »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (1) to seat longitudinal adjuster (2).
  5. Attach »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (1) to backrest fitting.
  6. Fit guide of »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (2) onto seat frame.
  7. Adjust »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A .
  8. Lock »Easy-Entry« Bowden cable A (1) with clip (2).

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.