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Front seats
β β2.1 Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic comβ
ponentsβ, page 258
β β2.2 Assembly overview - front seatβ, page 261
β β2.3 Assembly overview - front backrestβ, page 265
β β2.4 Assembly overview - seat panβ, page 267
β β2.5 Assembly overview - seat height adjustmentβ, page 271
β β2.6 Assembly overview - seat depth adjustmentβ, page 273
β β2.7 Assembly overview - folding tray tableβ, page 274
β β2.8 Assembly overview - fire extinguisherβ, page 275
β β2.9 Removing and installing front seatβ, page 275
β β2.10 Removing front seat if seat longitudinal adjustment motor
V28 / V31 is defectiveβ, page 279
β β2.11 Connecting and disconnecting airbag adapterβ,
page 283
β β2.12 Removing and installing handle for seat height adjustβ
mentβ, page 284
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β β2.13 Removing and installing seat trim on tunnel sideβ,
page 285
β β2.14 Removing and installing seat trim on sill sideβ,
page 286
β β2.15 Removing and installing bracket for seat trimβ,
page 291
β β2.16 Removing and installing lumbar supportβ, page 293
β β2.17 Removing and installing seat depth adjustment unitβ,
page 295
β β2.18 Removing and installing seat height adjustment unitβ,
page 298
β β2.19 Removing and installing lower seat pan frame with seat
longitudinal adjustment motor V28 / V31 β, page 300
β β2.20 Removing and installing seat rake adjustment unitβ, page
302
β β2.21 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment unitβ,
page 303
β β2.22 Removing and installing backrest adjustment unitβ, page
305
β β2.23 Removing and installing front backrestβ, page 306
β β2.24 Removing and installing head restraintβ, page 308
β β2.25 Removing and installing head restraint guideβ,
page 310
β β2.26 Removing and installing storage compartmentβ,
page 310
β β2.27 Removing and installing fire extinguisher holder on seat
frameβ, page 311
β β2.28 Removing and installing fire extinguisher holderβ,
page 312
β β2.29 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment
switch E176 / E177 β, page 313
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β β2.30 Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment motor
V125 / V126 / V129 / V130 β, page 313
β β2.31 Removing and installing seat adjustment operating unit
E470 / E471 β, page 314
β β2.32 Removing and installing massage control unit J740 β,
page 315
β β2.33 Removing and installing seat and steering column adβ
justment control unit with memory J136 β, page 316
2.1
Overview of fitting locations - electrical
and electronic components
β β2.1.2 Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic
components, electrically adjustable seatβ, page 259
2.1.1
Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic components, standβ
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ard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
1 - Massage control unit -
J740-
β Removing and installing
β page 315
β Depending on equipβ
ment
2 - Seat heating element
β Heated seat cushion for
driver seat - Z6-
β Heated seat cushion for
front passenger seat -
Z8-
β Depending on equipβ
ment
β Removing and installing
β page 359
3 - Backrest heating element
β Heated backrest for
driver seat - Z7-
β Heated backrest for
front passenger seat -
Z9-
β Depending on equipβ
ment
β Removing and installing
β page 360
4 - Lumbar support
β Driver seat lumbar supβ
port longitudinal adjustβ
ment motor - V125-
β Driver seat lumbar supβ
port height adjustment
motor - V129-
β Front passenger seat
lumbar support longitudinal adjustment motor - V126-
β Front passenger seat lumbar support height adjustment motor - V130-
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β Equipment version
β Assembly overview β page 266
β Removing and installing β page 313
5 - Massage function button
β Driver seat massage function button - E670-
β Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-
β Depending on equipment
β To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .
6 - Lumbar support adjustment switch
β Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-
β Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-
β Depending on equipment
β Removing and installing β page 313
β Removing and installing lumbar support β page 313 .
2.1.2
Overview of fitting locations - electrical and electronic components, electriβ
cally adjustable seat
1 - Lumbar support
β Driver seat lumbar supβ
port longitudinal adjustβ
ment motor - V125-
β Driver seat lumbar supβ
port height adjustment
motor - V129-
β Front passenger seat
lumbar support longituβ
dinal adjustment motor -
V126-
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β Front passenger seat
lumbar support height
adjustment motor -
V130-
β Assembly overview
β page 266
β Removing and installing
β page 313
2 - Seat height adjuster
β Driver seat height adβ
justment motor - V138-
β Front passenger seat
height adjustment motor
- V246-
β Assembly overview
β page 272
β Removing and installing
β page 299
3 - Seat adjustment operating
unit
β Driver seat adjustment
operating unit - E470-
β Front passenger seat
adjustment operating
unit - E471-
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β Removing and installing β page 314
4 - Massage function button
β Driver seat massage function button - E670-
β Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-
β Depending on equipment
β To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .
5 - Lumbar support adjustment switch
β Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-
β Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-
β Removing and installing β page 313
6 - Seat rake adjustment
β Driver seat rake adjustment motor - V243-
β Front passenger seat rake adjustment motor - V244-
β Removing and installing β page 302
7 - Control unit
β Depending on equipment
β Massage control unit - J740-
β Seat and steering column adjustment control unit with memory - J136-
β Removing and installing massage control unit - J740- β page 315
β Removing and installing seat and steering column adjustment control unit with memory - J136-
β page 316
8 - Seat longitudinal adjuster
β Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V28-
β Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V31-
β Removing and installing β page 300
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9 - Seat heating element
β Heated seat cushion for driver seat - Z6-
β Heated seat cushion for front passenger seat - Z8-
β Depending on equipment
β Removing and installing β page 359
10 - Backrest adjuster
β Driver seat backrest adjustment motor - V45-
β Front passenger seat backrest adjustment motor - V46-
β Removing and installing β page 306
11 - Backrest heating element
β Heated backrest for driver seat - Z7-
β Heated backrest for front passenger seat - Z9-
β Depending on equipment
β Removing and installing β page 360
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2.2
Assembly overview - front seat
β β2.2.2 Assembly overview - front seat, electrically adjustable
seatβ, page 263
2.2.1
Assembly overview - front seat, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
Note
β¦ The illustration shows the driver seat. The front passenger seat is similar (mirror image of driver seat).
β¦ 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
β Assembly overview
β page 265
β Removing and installing
β page 306
2 - Head restraint
β Removing and installing
β page 308
3 - Handwheel
β For manual backrest adβ
justment
β On vehicles with front
passenger seat with
through-loading funcβ
tion, the adjustment and
release lever is fitted inβ
stead of the adjustment
knob.
β Depending on equipβ
ment
β Removing and installing
β page 305
4 - Bolt
β Qty. 4
β 40 Nm
5 - Seat height adjuster
β Removing and installing
β page 298
β Removing and installing
handle for seat height
adjustment
β page 284 .
6 - Seat trim on sill side
β Removing and installing β page 286
7 - Lumbar support adjustment switch
β Driver seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E176-
β Front passenger seat lumbar support adjustment switch - E177-
β Depending on equipment
β Removing and installing β page 313
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β Removing and installing lumbar support β page 313 .
8 - Massage function button
β Driver seat massage function button - E670-
β Front passenger seat massage function button - E671-
β Depending on equipment
β To remove, carefully lever out of seat trim using removal wedge - 3409- .
9 - Cover
β For seat rail on sill side.
β Installed at front and rear.
β Qty. 2
β Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
β Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
10 - Seat rake adjustment
β Depending on equipment
β 2 bolts
β 8 Nm
11 - Storage compartment
β Depending on equipment
β Removing and installing β page 310
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12 - Seat longitudinal adjustment handle
β Pull off by hand or separate from handle mounting using rubber-headed or plastic hammer.
β Drive onto handle mounting as far as stop using a rubber hammer, taking care not to damage surface
13 - Cover
β For seat rail on tunnel side.
β Qty. 2
β Installed at front and rear.
β Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
β Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
14 - Seat pan
β Depending on vehicle equipment with seat depth adjustment
β Assembly overview β page 267
15 - Belt buckle
β Removing and installing β page 92
16 - Seat trim on tunnel side
β Removing and installing β page 285
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2.2.2
Assembly overview - front seat, electrically adjustable seat
Note
β¦ The illustration shows the driver seat. The front passenger seat is similar (mirror image of driver seat).
β¦ 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
β Assembly overview
β page 265
β Removing and installing
β page 306
2 - Head restraint
β Removing and installing
β page 308
3 - Seat trim on sill side
β Removing and installing
β page 289
4 - Bolt
β Qty. 4
β 40 Nm
5 - Seat adjustment operating
unit
β Driver seat adjustment
operating unit - E470-
β Front passenger seat
adjustment operating
unit - E471-
β Removing and installing
β page 314
6 - Lumbar support adjustment
switch
β Driver seat lumbar supβ
port adjustment switch -
E176-
β Front passenger seat
lumbar support adjustβ
ment switch - E177-
β Removing and installing
β page 313
β Removing and installing lumbar support β page 313 .
7 - Cover
β For seat rail on sill side.
β Installed at front and rear.
β Qty. 2
β Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
β Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
8 - Cover
β For seat rail on tunnel side.
β Qty. 2
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β Installed at front and rear.
β Detach from seat rail and pull off; to do so, use a screwdriver to carefully release locking lugs without
breaking them off
β Carefully slide onto seat rail until it engages audibly.
9 - Seat pan
β Assembly overview β page 267
10 - Belt buckle
β Removing and installing β page 92
11 - Seat trim on tunnel side
β Removing and installing β page 285
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2.3
Assembly overview - front backrest
β β2.3.2 Assembly overview - front backrest, electrically adjustaβ
ble lumbar supportβ, page 266
2.3.1
Assembly overview - front backrest
Note
β¦ The illustration shows the driver seat backrest. The frloknt passenger seat backrest is similar (mirror image
of driver seat backrest).
β¦ 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
β Removing and installing
β page 310
2 - Lever
β Only for vehicles with
manual adjustment of
lumbar support
β Removing and installing
β page 303
3 - Handwheel
β Only for vehicles with
manual backrest adjustβ
ment
β On vehicles with a load-
through hatch, an adβ
justment and release
lever is fitted instead of
the handwheel
β Removing and installing
β page 305
4 - Bolts
β Self-locking
β Renew after removal
β Clean threaded holes
for bolts with, for examβ
ple, a thread tap
β Observe specified torβ
que and tightening seβ
quence β page 308
5 - Bolts
β For head restraint guide
β 2 Nm
6 - Seat pan
β Assembly overview β page 267
7 - Backrest
β Removing and installing β page 306
β Removing and installing backrest cover and padding β page 348 .
β Separating backrest cover from backrest padding β page 355 .
β Depending on vehicle equipment, with electric lumbar support adjustment β page 266 .
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8 - Head restraint
β Removing and installing β page 308
β Must be properly engaged in head restraint guides.
2.3.2
Assembly overview - front backrest, electrically adjustable lumbar support
1 - No replacement part
β Washer cast in lumbar
support
2 - Lumbar support
β Driver side: driver seat
lumbar support longituβ
dinal adjustment motor -
V125- / driver seat lumβ
bar support height adβ
justment motor - V129-
β Front passenger side:
front passenger seat
lumbar support longituβ
dinal adjustment motor -
V126- / front passenger
seat lumbar support
height adjustment motor
- V130-
β Removing and installing
β page 313
3 - Backrest frame
4 - Rivet
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2.4
Assembly overview - seat pan
β β2.4.2 Assembly overview - seat pan, electrically adjustable
seatβ, page 269
β β2.4.3 Assembly overview - seat pan, torsion rodβ, page 270
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2.4.1
Assembly overview - seat pan, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
Note
β¦ The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver
seat pan).
β¦ 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
β Removing and installing
cover and padding on
seat pan β page 345
β Separating seat pan
cover from seat pan
padding β page 352
2 - Seat pan
3 - Bracket
β For seat trim on sill side
β Configuration depends
on vehicle equipment.
β Removing and installing
β page 291
4 - Bolt
β Qty. 2
β 8 Nm
5 - Handwheel
β On vehicles with a load-
through hatch, an adβ
justment and release
lever is fitted instead of
the handwheel
β Removing and installing
β page 305
6 - Spreader rivet
7 - Handle
β For seat height adjustβ
ment
β Removing and installing
β page 284
8 - Bolt
β Depending on equipment
β 2 Nm
9 - Seat trim
β Sill side
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β Configuration depends on vehicle equipment.
β Removing and installing β page 286
10 - Seat trim
β Tunnel side
β Removing and installing β page 285
11 - Bolt
β For belt buckle
β Renew each time loosened
β Specified torque β page 82
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12 - Belt buckle
β Removing and installing β page 92
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2.4.2
Assembly overview - seat pan, electrically adjustable seat
Note
β¦ The illustration shows the driver seat pan. The front passenger seat pan is similar (mirror image of driver
seat pan).
β¦ 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
β Removing and installing
cover and padding on
seat pan β page 345
β Separating seat pan
cover from seat pan
padding β page 352
2 - Seat pan
3 - Bolts
β For seat pan
β Self-locking
β Renew after removal
β Clean threaded holes
for bolts with, for examβ
ple, a thread tap
β 22 Nm
4 - Bracket
β For seat trim on sill side
β Removing and installing
β page 292
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5 - Bolts
β For bracket
β 8 Nm
6 - Spreader rivet
7 - Seat trim
β Sill side
β Removing and installing
β page 289
8 - Bolt
β 2 Nm
9 - Lower frame of seat pan
β Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V28-
β Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor - V31-
β Cannot be disassembled
β Removing and installing β page 300
β When renewing, fit belt buckle in new lower frame
10 - Bush
β Inserted in all bearing points
β Cannot be renewed using workshop equipment
β If bush is damaged, renew lower seat pan frame
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11 - Seat trim
β Tunnel side
β Removing and installing β page 285
12 - Bolt
β For belt buckle
β Renew each time loosened
β Specified torque β page 82
13 - Belt buckle
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β Removing and installing β page 92
2.4.3
Assembly overview - seat pan, torsion rod
1 - Seat pan
2 - Mounting
β For torsion bar
β Fitted into guide
3 - Torsion rod
β Greased; Grease β
Electronic parts cataβ
logue .
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2.5
Assembly overview - seat height adjustβ
ment
β β2.5.2 Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, electrically
adjustable seatβ, page 272
2.5.1
Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, standard seat, seat of type
"ergo Aktiv"
1 - Bolts
β Qty. 3
β 10 Nm
2 - Securing clip
β Renew after removal
3 - Seat height adjuster
β Removing and installing
β page 298
4 - Bolts
β Qty. 2
β 8 Nm
5 - Lever for seat height adjustβ
ment
β Removing and installing
β page 298
6 - Retaining clip
β Ensure firm seating
7 - Handle for seat height adβ
justment
β Removing and installing
β page 284
8 - Seat pan
β Assembly overview
β page 267
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2.5.2
Assembly overview - seat height adjustment, electrically adjustable seat
1 - Bolts
β Qty. 3
β 10 Nm
2 - Seat height adjustment moβ
tor
β Driver seat height adβ
justment motor - V138-
β Front passenger seat
height adjustment motor
- V246-
β Removing and installing
β page 299
3 - Seat pan
β Assembly overview
β page 269
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