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Front seats
⇒ “2.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic com‐
ponents”, page 258
⇒ “2.2 Assembly overview - front seat”, page 261
⇒ “2.3 Assembly overview - front backrest”, page 265
⇒ “2.4 Assembly overview - seat pan”, page 267
⇒ “2.5 Assembly overview - seat height adjustment”, page 271
⇒ “2.6 Assembly overview - seat depth adjustment”, page 273
⇒ “2.7 Assembly overview - folding tray table”, page 274
⇒ “2.8 Assembly overview - fire extinguisher”, page 275
⇒ “2.9 Removing and installing front seat”, page 275
⇒ “2.10 Removing front seat if seat longitudinal adjustment motor
V28 / V31 is defective”, page 279
⇒ “2.11 Connecting and disconnecting airbag adapter”,
page 283
⇒ “2.12 Removing and installing handle for seat height adjust‐
ment”, page 284
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⇒ “2.13 Removing and installing seat trim on tunnel side”,
page 285
⇒ “2.14 Removing and installing seat trim on sill side”,
page 286
⇒ “2.15 Removing and installing bracket for seat trim”,
page 291
⇒ “2.16 Removing and installing lumbar support”, page 293
⇒ “2.17 Removing and installing seat depth adjustment unit”,
page 295
⇒ “2.18 Removing and installing seat height adjustment unit”,
page 298
⇒ “2.19 Removing and installing lower seat pan frame with seat
longitudinal adjustment motor V28 / V31 ”, page 300
⇒ “2.20 Removing and installing seat rake adjustment unit”, page
302
⇒ “2.21 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment unit”,
page 303
⇒ “2.22 Removing and installing backrest adjustment unit”, page
305
⇒ “2.23 Removing and installing front backrest”, page 306
⇒ “2.24 Removing and installing head restraint”, page 308
⇒ “2.25 Removing and installing head restraint guide”,
page 310
⇒ “2.26 Removing and installing storage compartment”,
page 310
⇒ “2.27 Removing and installing fire extinguisher holder on seat
frame”, page 311
⇒ “2.28 Removing and installing fire extinguisher holder”,
page 312
⇒ “2.29 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment
switch E176 / E177 ”, page 313
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⇒ “2.30 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment motor
V125 / V126 / V129 / V130 ”, page 313
⇒ “2.31 Removing and installing seat adjustment operating unit
E470 / E471 ”, page 314
⇒ “2.32 Removing and installing massage control unit J740 ”,
page 315
⇒ “2.33 Removing and installing seat and steering column ad‐
justment control unit with memory J136 ”, page 316
2.1
Overview of fitting locations - electrical
and electronic components
⇒ “2.1.2 Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic
components, electrically adjustable seat”, page 259
2.1.1
Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic components, stand‐
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ard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
1 - Massage control unit -
J740-
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 315
❑ Depending on equip‐
ment
2 - Seat heating element
❑ Heated seat cushion for
driver seat - Z6-
❑ Heated seat cushion for
front passenger seat -
Z8-
❑ Depending on equip‐
ment
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 359
3 - Backrest heating element
❑ Heated backrest for
driver seat - Z7-
❑ Heated backrest for
front passenger seat -
Z9-
❑ Depending on equip‐
ment
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 360
4 - Lumbar support
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐
port longitudinal adjust‐
ment motor - V125-
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐
port height adjustment
motor - V129-
❑ Front passenger seat
lumbar support longitudinal adjustment motor - V126-
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support height adjustment motor - V130-
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❑ Equipment version
❑ Assembly overview ⇒ page 266
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 313
5 - Massage function button
❑ Driver seat massage function button - E670-
❑ Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .
6 - Lumbar support adjustment switch
❑ Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 313
❑ Removing and installing lumbar support ⇒ page 313 .
2.1.2
Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic components, electri‐
cally adjustable seat
1 - Lumbar support
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐
port longitudinal adjust‐
ment motor - V125-
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐
port height adjustment
motor - V129-
❑ Front passenger seat
lumbar support longitu‐
dinal adjustment motor -
V126-
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❑ Front passenger seat
lumbar support height
adjustment motor -
V130-
❑ Assembly overview
⇒ page 266
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 313
2 - Seat height adjuster
❑ Driver seat height ad‐
justment motor - V138-
❑ Front passenger seat
height adjustment motor
- V246-
❑ Assembly overview
⇒ page 272
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 299
3 - Seat adjustment operating
unit
❑ Driver seat adjustment
operating unit - E470-
❑ Front passenger seat
adjustment operating
unit - E471-
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❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 314
4 - Massage function button
❑ Driver seat massage function button - E670-
❑ Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .
5 - Lumbar support adjustment switch
❑ Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 313
6 - Seat rake adjustment
❑ Driver seat rake adjustment motor - V243-
❑ Front passenger seat rake adjustment motor - V244-
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 302
7 - Control unit
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ Massage control unit - J740-
❑ Seat and steering column adjustment control unit with memory - J136-
❑ Removing and installing massage control unit - J740- ⇒ page 315
❑ Removing and installing seat and steering column adjustment control unit with memory - J136-
⇒ page 316
8 - Seat longitudinal adjuster
❑ Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V28-
❑ Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V31-
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 300
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9 - Seat heating element
❑ Heated seat cushion for driver seat - Z6-
❑ Heated seat cushion for front passenger seat - Z8-
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 359
10 - Backrest adjuster
❑ Driver seat backrest adjustment motor - V45-
❑ Front passenger seat backrest adjustment motor - V46-
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 306
11 - Backrest heating element
❑ Heated backrest for driver seat - Z7-
❑ Heated backrest for front passenger seat - Z9-
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 360
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2.2
Assembly overview - front seat
⇒ “2.2.2 Assembly overview - front seat, electrically adjustable
seat”, page 263
2.2.1
Assembly overview - front seat, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
Note
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat. The front passenger seat is similar (mirror image of driver seat).
♦ The illustration shows the front seat for LHD vehicles. The front seat for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image
of front seat for LHD vehicles).
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1 - Backrest
❑ Assembly overview
⇒ page 265
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 306
2 - Head restraint
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 308
3 - Handwheel
❑ For manual backrest ad‐
justment
❑ On vehicles with front
passenger seat with
through-loading func‐
tion, the adjustment and
release lever is fitted in‐
stead of the adjustment
knob.
❑ Depending on equip‐
ment
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 305
4 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 4
❑ 40 Nm
5 - Seat height adjuster
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 298
❑ Removing and installing
handle for seat height
adjustment
⇒ page 284 .
6 - Seat trim on sill side
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 286
7 - Lumbar support adjustment switch
❑ Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-
❑ Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 313
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❑ Removing and installing lumbar support ⇒ page 313 .
8 - Massage function button
❑ Driver seat massage function button - E670-
❑ Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .
9 - Cover
❑ For seat rail on sill side.
❑ Installed at front and rear.
❑ Qty. 2
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
10 - Seat rake adjustment
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ 2 bolts
❑ 8 Nm
11 - Storage compartment
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 310
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12 - Seat longitudinal adjustment handle
❑ Pull off by hand or separate from handle mounting using rubber-headed or plastic hammer.
❑ Drive onto handle mounting as far as stop using a rubber hammer, taking care not to damage surface
13 - Cover
❑ For seat rail on tunnel side.
❑ Qty. 2
❑ Installed at front and rear.
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
14 - Seat pan
❑ Depending on vehicle equipment with seat depth adjustment
❑ Assembly overview ⇒ page 267
15 - Belt buckle
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 92
16 - Seat trim on tunnel side
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 285
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2.2.2
Assembly overview - front seat, electrically adjustable seat
Note
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat. The front passenger seat is similar (mirror image of driver seat).
♦ The illustration shows the front seat for LHD vehicles. The front seat for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image
of front seat for LHD vehicles).
1 - Backrest
❑ Assembly overview
⇒ page 265
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 306
2 - Head restraint
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 308
3 - Seat trim on sill side
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 289
4 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 4
❑ 40 Nm
5 - Seat adjustment operating
unit
❑ Driver seat adjustment
operating unit - E470-
❑ Front passenger seat
adjustment operating
unit - E471-
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 314
6 - Lumbar support adjustment
switch
❑ Driver seat lumbar sup‐
port adjustment switch -
E176-
❑ Front passenger seat
lumbar support adjust‐
ment switch - E177-
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 313
❑ Removing and installing lumbar support ⇒ page 313 .
7 - Cover
❑ For seat rail on sill side.
❑ Installed at front and rear.
❑ Qty. 2
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
8 - Cover
❑ For seat rail on tunnel side.
❑ Qty. 2
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❑ Installed at front and rear.
❑ Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
❑ Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
9 - Seat pan
❑ Assembly overview ⇒ page 267
10 - Belt buckle
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 92
11 - Seat trim on tunnel side
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 285
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2.3
Assembly overview - front backrest
⇒ “2.3.2 Assembly overview - front backrest, electrically adjusta‐
ble lumbar support”, page 266
2.3.1
Assembly overview - front backrest
Note
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat backrest. The frloknt passenger seat backrest is similar (mirror image
of driver seat backrest).
♦ The illustration shows the front seat backrest for LHD vehicles. The front seat backrest for RHD vehicles is
similar (mirror image of front seat backrest for LHD vehicles).
1 - Head restraint guide
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 310
2 - Lever
❑ Only for vehicles with
manual adjustment of
lumbar support
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 303
3 - Handwheel
❑ Only for vehicles with
manual backrest adjust‐
ment
❑ On vehicles with a load-
through hatch, an ad‐
justment and release
lever is fitted instead of
the handwheel
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 305
4 - Bolts
❑ Self-locking
❑ Renew after removal
❑ Clean threaded holes
for bolts with, for exam‐
ple, a thread tap
❑ Observe specified tor‐
que and tightening se‐
quence ⇒ page 308
5 - Bolts
❑ For head restraint guide
❑ 2 Nm
6 - Seat pan
❑ Assembly overview ⇒ page 267
7 - Backrest
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 306
❑ Removing and installing backrest cover and padding ⇒ page 348 .
❑ Separating backrest cover from backrest padding ⇒ page 355 .
❑ Depending on vehicle equipment, with electric lumbar support adjustment ⇒ page 266 .
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8 - Head restraint
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 308
❑ Must be properly engaged in head restraint guides.
2.3.2
Assembly overview - front backrest, electrically adjustable lumbar support
1 - No replacement part
❑ Washer cast in lumbar
support
2 - Lumbar support
❑ Driver side: driver seat
lumbar support longitu‐
dinal adjustment motor -
V125- / driver seat lum‐
bar support height ad‐
justment motor - V129-
❑ Front passenger side:
front passenger seat
lumbar support longitu‐
dinal adjustment motor -
V126- / front passenger
seat lumbar support
height adjustment motor
- V130-
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 313
3 - Backrest frame
4 - Rivet
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2.4
Assembly overview - seat pan
⇒ “2.4.2 Assembly overview - seat pan, electrically adjustable
seat”, page 269
⇒ “2.4.3 Assembly overview - seat pan, torsion rod”, page 270
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2.4.1
Assembly overview - seat pan, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
Note
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver
seat pan).
♦ The illustration shows the seat pan for LHD vehicles. The seat pan for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image
of seat pan for LHD vehicles).
1 - Seat padding
❑ Removing and installing
cover and padding on
seat pan ⇒ page 345
❑ Separating seat pan
cover from seat pan
padding ⇒ page 352
2 - Seat pan
3 - Bracket
❑ For seat trim on sill side
❑ Configuration depends
on vehicle equipment.
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 291
4 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 2
❑ 8 Nm
5 - Handwheel
❑ On vehicles with a load-
through hatch, an ad‐
justment and release
lever is fitted instead of
the handwheel
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 305
6 - Spreader rivet
7 - Handle
❑ For seat height adjust‐
ment
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 284
8 - Bolt
❑ Depending on equipment
❑ 2 Nm
9 - Seat trim
❑ Sill side
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❑ Configuration depends on vehicle equipment.
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 286
10 - Seat trim
❑ Tunnel side
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 285
11 - Bolt
❑ For belt buckle
❑ Renew each time loosened
❑ Specified torque ⇒ page 82
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12 - Belt buckle
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 92
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2.4.2
Assembly overview - seat pan, electrically adjustable seat
Note
♦ The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver
seat pan).
♦ The illustration shows the seat pan for LHD vehicles. The seat pan for RHD vehicles is similar (mirror image
of seat pan for LHD vehicles).
1 - Seat padding
❑ Removing and installing
cover and padding on
seat pan ⇒ page 345
❑ Separating seat pan
cover from seat pan
padding ⇒ page 352
2 - Seat pan
3 - Bolts
❑ For seat pan
❑ Self-locking
❑ Renew after removal
❑ Clean threaded holes
for bolts with, for exam‐
ple, a thread tap
❑ 22 Nm
4 - Bracket
❑ For seat trim on sill side
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 292
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5 - Bolts
❑ For bracket
❑ 8 Nm
6 - Spreader rivet
7 - Seat trim
❑ Sill side
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 289
8 - Bolt
❑ 2 Nm
9 - Lower frame of seat pan
❑ Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V28-
❑ Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V31-
❑ Cannot be disassembled
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 300
❑ When renewing, fit belt buckle in new lower frame
10 - Bush
❑ Inserted in all bearing points
❑ Cannot be renewed using workshop equipment
❑ If bush is damaged, renew lower seat pan frame
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11 - Seat trim
❑ Tunnel side
❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 285
12 - Bolt
❑ For belt buckle
❑ Renew each time loosened
❑ Specified torque ⇒ page 82
13 - Belt buckle
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❑ Removing and installing ⇒ page 92
2.4.3
Assembly overview - seat pan, torsion rod
1 - Seat pan
2 - Mounting
❑ For torsion bar
❑ Fitted into guide
3 - Torsion rod
❑ Greased; Grease ⇒
Electronic parts cata‐
logue .
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2.5
Assembly overview - seat height adjust‐
ment
⇒ “2.5.2 Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, electrically
adjustable seat”, page 272
2.5.1
Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, standard seat, seat of type
"ergo Aktiv"
1 - Bolts
❑ Qty. 3
❑ 10 Nm
2 - Securing clip
❑ Renew after removal
3 - Seat height adjuster
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 298
4 - Bolts
❑ Qty. 2
❑ 8 Nm
5 - Lever for seat height adjust‐
ment
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 298
6 - Retaining clip
❑ Ensure firm seating
7 - Handle for seat height ad‐
justment
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 284
8 - Seat pan
❑ Assembly overview
⇒ page 267
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Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, electrically adjustable seat
1 - Bolts
❑ Qty. 3
❑ 10 Nm
2 - Seat height adjustment mo‐
tor
❑ Driver seat height ad‐
justment motor - V138-
❑ Front passenger seat
height adjustment motor
- V246-
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 299
3 - Seat pan
❑ Assembly overview
⇒ page 269
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Assembly overview - seat depth adjustment
1 - Nut
❑ Qty. 4
❑ Renew after removal
2 - Seat pan
3 - Trim
❑ For seat depth adjust‐
ment.
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 295
❑ Press in until it audibly
engages.
4 - Seat depth adjustment
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 295
5 - Bush
6 - Bolt
❑ Renew after removal
❑ Fit bolt with locking fluid;
locking fluid ⇒ Electron‐
ic parts catalogue .
❑ 4 Nm
7 - Bolts
❑ Renew after removal
❑ Fit bolt with locking fluid;
locking fluid ⇒ Electron‐
ic parts catalogue .
❑ 4 Nm
8 - Bolt
❑ Renew after removal
❑ Fit bolt with locking fluid;
locking fluid ⇒ Electron‐
ic parts catalogue .
❑ 4 Nm
9 - Bush
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2.7
Assembly overview - folding tray table
1 - Folding table
❑ Removing
–
Fold folding tray table
upwards.
–
–
Unscrew bolts -2-.
Remove folding tray ta‐
ble from backrest -3-.
❑ Installing
Install in reverse order of
removal.
2 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 4
❑ 2.5 Nm
3 - Front backrest
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