Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding — VW
Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding on VW: 11 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes A32, A33
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- Ensure that seat cover (1) is free of creases.
📋 Procedure
- Remove cover and padding .
- Unclip beading strips (2) from locking lugs (5).
- Detach seat cover from tabs (4) on both sides using front-end hook3370.
- Remove carrier (3) with seat padding and seat depth adjustment from seat cover (1).
- Pull retaining tab (3) of seat cover (1) in (direction of arrow) off seat padding (2).
- Pull seat cover (1) off seat padding (2).
- Cut through upholstery clips (3) using pliers (4).
- Pull seat cover (1) over padding (4).
- Secure seat cover (1) with upholstery clips (2) in mountings (3).
- Use upholstery clip pliersV.A.G 1634 for this.
- Ensure that seat cover (1) is free of creases.
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