Removing and installing seat cover and seat cushion for seat pan — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 5C7, 5C1

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• When installing the individual components, make sure that the pressure sensor for seat occupied recognition G452(1) (only in the case of vehicles for USA and Canada) is always installed above the seat heating element (2).

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

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

1. ⚠ If the seat cushion padding on the front passenger side is renewed, the pressure sensor for seat occupied recognition G452 must be renewed as well in vehicles for the USA and Canada.Seat occupied recognition — Attach seat repair standVAS 6136 to engine and gearbox supportVAS 6095.
2. Remove front seat .
3. Fasten seat on seat repair standVAS 6136.
4. Remove front belt buckle .
5. Remove trim on tunnel side .

6. Remove backrest adjuster wheel .
7. Remove seat height adjuster handle .
8. Remove trim on sill side .
9. Remove trim bracket on sill side .
10. Remove backrest .
11. Detach gripper (1) from mounting on seat frame (2).
12. Detach grippers (4) on all sides of the seat frame (2).
13. Detach wiring harnesses from seat frame if vehicle has seat heating and seat occupied sensor system.
14. Remove cover and padding of front seat cushions (6) from seat frame (2).
15. Remove cover (3) from padding of front seat cushion in (direction of arrow).
16. Roll outer edges of cover (1) upwards in (direction of arrow) off the padding of front seat cushion (2).
17. Detach the anchoring pins of the cover (1) from their mountings in the padding (area 4), using a small screwdriver.
18. Remove all padding clips of the cover (1) from the padding in (area 3).
19. Remove cover (1) from padding of front seat cushion (2). [Note: When installing the individual components, make sure that the pressure sensor for seat occupied recognition G452(1) (only in the case of vehicles for USA and Canada) is always installed above the seat heating element (2).] [Note: The heating element must be installed without kinks.Installation of the heating element is described with reference to the example of the "“Basic”" version of the front seat equipment.]
20. ⚠ The pressure sensor for seat occupied recognition G452(1) (only in the case of vehicles for USA and Canada), the seat heating element (2) and the seat cushion padding on front passenger side (3) must not be separated.If one of these components is defective and has to be replaced, all the other components have to be replaced as well. — Guide wiring harness through rear elongated hole.
21. Press heating element into the rear padding channel (arrows).
22. Remove protective film of rear left and right adhesive strips (1).
23. Affix heating element to padding applying slight pressure and avoiding kinks.
24. Remove protective film of middle left and right adhesive strips (2).
25. Affix heating element to padding applying slight pressure and avoiding kinks.
26. Press heating element into the front padding channel.
27. Remove protective film of front left and right adhesive strips (3).
28. Press heating element into the front padding channel.
29. Place padding (5) on seat frame
30. Clip cover (1) in area of anchoring pins (4) to padding (5).
31. Fasten cover (1) to padding (4) all round it with new padding clips (2) at the positions indicated (3), using the padding clip pliersV.A.G 1634.

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