Removing and installing one-piece rear seat backrest: VW CC
Step-by-step removing and installing one-piece rear seat backrest for the VW CC: 10 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW CC (358, 2012–2017)
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- The fixed rear backrest must be folded forwards for removal.There are two hidden loops on the left and rights sides of the backrest, these release the backrest and allow it to be folded forwards.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 8 Nm (5.9 lb-ft) | Unscrew bolt (1 |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Remove floor covering from luggage compartment. [Note: The fixed rear backrest must be folded forwards for removal.There are two hidden loops on the left and rights sides of the backrest, these release the backrest and allow it to be folded forwards.]
- Use assembly tool T10118 to grasp between backrest and body and pull right-hand loop (1) out of mounting (arrow).
- Pull left loop out of mounting.
- Pull loops (1) and (2) inwards and fold backrest forwards.
- Unscrew bolt (1) (8 Nm). — 8 Nm (5.9 lb-ft)
- Release clamp (3) from backrest centre mounting (2).
- Swing backrest to a vertical position.
- Pull left side of backrest upwards and out of hinge pin (4)(arrow A).
- Pull right side of backrest inwards and out of hinge pin (5)(arrow B) and take backrest out of vehicle.
- Install in reverse order of removal.
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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