General body repairs, interior

Chapter overview

• Technical data
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• 1 Safety information
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• 1.1 Safety measures when working on vehicles with start/stop system
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• 1.2 Safety precautions when working on high-voltage system
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• 1.3 Safety precautions when working in the vicinity of high-voltage components
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• 1.5 Safety measures when working with pyrotechnic components
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• 1.7 Additional safety regulations for side airbag
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• 1.8 Additional safety instructions for curtain airbag
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• 1.9 Safety regulations for crash sensors (pressure sensors) for front side airbags
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• 1.13 Checking airbag securing parts after an accident
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• 1.14 Accident without airbag triggering
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• 1.15 Checking seat belts
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• 1.16 Check belt webbing
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• 1.17 Checking inertia reel (locking mechanism)
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• 1.18 Visually checking belt buckle
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• 1.19 Check operation of belt buckle
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• 1.20 Checking belt relays, and buckle tongues
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• 1.21 Checking securing parts and anchorage points after an accident
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• 1.23 Checking child seat anchors after an accident
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• 1.24 Safety instructions for automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror
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• 2 Repair notes
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• 2.1 Contact corrosion
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• 2.2 Routing and attachment of lines
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• Interior equipment
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• 1 Compartments/covers
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• 1.1 Overview of fitting locations - storage compartments/covers
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• 1.2 Assembly overview - driver side dash panel cover
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• 1.3 Assembly overview - steering column trim
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• 1.4 Assembly overview - glove compartment
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• 1.5 Removing and installing dash panel cover on driver side
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• 1.6 Removing and installing dash panel insert trim
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• 1.7 Removing and installing upper steering column trim
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• 1.8 Removing and installing lower steering column trim
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• 1.9 Removing and installing glove compartment opener
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• 1.10 Removing and installing dash panel cover on front passenger side
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• 1.11 Removing and installing glove compartment
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• 1.12 Removing and installing glove compartment cover
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• 1.13 Removing and installing restrictor for glove compartment cover
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• 2 Equipment
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - sun visors
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• 2.2 Removing and installing sun visor
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• 2.3 Removing and installing sun visor centre mount
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• 2.4 Removing and installing roof grab handle
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• 3 Centre console
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• 3.1 Assembly overview - centre console
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• 3.2 Removing and installing rear centre console trim
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• 3.3 Removing and installing centre console insert
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• 3.4 Removing and installing centre console
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• 3.5 Removing and installing centre console bracket
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• 4 Front centre armrest
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• 4.1 Removing and installing front centre armrest
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• 5 On inside
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• 5.1 Assembly overview - interior mirror
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• 5.2 Removing and installing interior mirror
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• Passenger protection
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• 1 Seat belts
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• 1.1 Overview of fitting locations - seat belts and anchorage points
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• 1.2 Assembly overview - front three-point seat belt
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• 1.3 Assembly overview - rear outer three-point seat belt
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• 1.4 Assembly overview - rear centre three-point seat belt
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• 1.5 Assembly overview - front belt buckle
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• 1.6 Assembly overview - rear belt buckle
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• 1.7 Removing and installing front three-point seat belt
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• 1.8 Removing and installing rear three-point seat belt
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• 1.9 Removing and installing rear belt guide
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• 1.10 Removing and installing front belt guide
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• 1.11 Removing and installing front belt end fitting
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• 1.12 Removing and installing rear outer belt end fitting
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• 1.13 Removing and installing front belt buckle
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• 1.14 Removing and installing rear belt buckle
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• 2 Child seat anchors
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - front child seat anchors
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• 2.2 Assembly overview - rear child seat anchors
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• 2.3 Removing and installing front child seat anchors
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• 2.4 Removing and installing rear child seat anchors
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• 3 Airbag system
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• 3.1 Overview of fitting locations - airbag system
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• 4 Airbag control unit
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• 4.1 Assembly overview - airbag control unit
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• 4.2 Removing and installing airbag control unit J234
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• 5 Driver's airbag
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• 5.1 Assembly overview - driver side airbag
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• 5.2 Removing and installing airbag unit with igniter
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• 5.3 Renewing connector on airbag
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• 6 Front passenger side airbag
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• 6.1 Assembly overview - front passenger side airbag
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• 6.2 Removing and installing front passenger side airbag unit with igniter
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• 7 Side airbags
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• 7.1 Assembly overview – front side airbag
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• 7.2 Removing and installing front side airbag with igniter
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• 8 Curtain airbags
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• 8.1 Assembly overview - curtain airbag
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• 8.2 Removing and installing curtain airbag with igniter
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• 9 Airbag crash sensors
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• 9.1 Overview of fitting locations - airbag crash sensors
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• 9.2 Removing and installing front airbag crash sensor, driver side G283
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• 9.3 Removing and installing front side airbag crash sensor G179/G180
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• 9.4 Removing and installing rear side airbag crash sensor G256/G257
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• 10 Seat occupied recognition
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• 10.1 Overview of fitting locations - seat occupied recognition system
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• 10.2 Removing and installing seat occupied recognition
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• Trim, insulation
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• 1 Front door trims
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• 1.1 Removing and installing front door trim
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• 1.2 Removing and installing button trim
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• 1.3 Removing and installing mirror cover trim
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• 2 Rear door trims
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• 2.1 Removing and installing rear door trim
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• 3 Dash panel
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• 3.1 Removing and installing dash panel end cover
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• 3.2 Removing and installing dash panel trim
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• 3.3 Removing and installing loudspeaker trim
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• 3.4 Removing and installing dash panel
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• 3.5 Removing and installing outer dash panel vents
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• 3.6 Removing and installing centre vent
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• 4 Central tube for dash panel
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• 4.1 Removing and installing central tube for dash panel
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• 4.2 Removing and installing crash bar
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• 5 Interior trims
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• 5.1 Removing and installing sill panel moulding
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• 5.2 Removing and installing A-pillar trim
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• 5.3 Removing and installing A-pillar gap cover
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• 5.4 Removing and installing B-pillar trim
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• 5.5 Removing and installing C-pillar trim
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• 5.6 Removing and installing floor covering
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• 6 Luggage compartment trims
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• 6.1 Removing and installing lower rear lid trim
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• 6.2 Removing and installing upper rear lid trim
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• 6.3 Removing and installing luggage compartment side trim
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• 6.4 Removing and installing lock carrier trim
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• 6.5 Removing and installing support for luggage compartment floor
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• 7 Roof trims
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• 7.1 Removing and installing roof end strip
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• 7.2 Removing and installing moulded headlining
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• 7.3 Installing roof reinforcement to body
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• Seat frames
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• 1 Front seats
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• 1.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic components
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• 1.2 Assembly overview - front seat
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• 1.3 Assembly overview – front backrest
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• 1.4 Assembly overview - head restraint
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• 1.5 Assembly overview - seat pan
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• 1.6 Removing and installing front seat
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• 1.7 Removing and installing handle for seat height adjustment
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• 1.8 Removing and installing seat height adjustment unit
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• 1.9 Removing and installing front backrest
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• 1.10 Removing and installing head restraint
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• 1.11 Removing and installing head restraint guide
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• 1.12 Removing and installing lumbar support
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• 1.13 Removing and handle for installing backrest adjustment
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• 2 Rear seats
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - bench seat/individual seats
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• 2.2 Assembly overview - rear seat backrest
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• 2.3 Assembly overview - locking mechanism
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• 2.4 Assembly overview - centre armrest
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• 2.5 Removing and installing bench seat/individual seats
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• 2.6 Removing and installing rear seat backrest
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• 2.7 Removing and installing trim for locking mechanism
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• 2.8 Removing and installing locking mechanism for rear seat backrest
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• 2.9 Removing and installing trim frame for load-through hatch
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• 2.10 Removing and installing flap for load-through hatch
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• 2.11 Removing and installing centre armrest
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• 2.12 Removing and installing head restraint
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• 2.13 Removing and installing head restraint guide
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• Seat - padding, covers
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• 1 Front seat covers and padding
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• 1.1 Assembly overview - cover and padding for seat pan
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• 1.2 Assembly overview - cover and padding for backrest
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• 1.3 Assembly overview - seat heating element
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• 1.4 Assembly overview - backrest heater element
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• 1.5 Removing and installing cover and padding for seat pan
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• 1.6 Removing and installing backrest cover and backrest padding
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• 1.7 Separating cover and padding on seat pan
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• 1.8 Removing and installing seat heating element Z6/Z8
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• 1.9 Removing and installing backrest heating element Z7/Z9
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• 2 Rear seat covers and padding
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - cover and padding
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• 2.2 Removing and installing covers and padding
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• 2.3 Separating cover and padding
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