Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - seat pan

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / General body repairs, interior / Seat frames / Front seats / Assembly overview - seat pan

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).

Assembly overview - seat pan

1 -	Seat padding

Removing and installing cover and padding on seat pan → Chapter
Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding → Chapter

2 -

Seat pan

Depending on vehicle equipment, with:

Seat rake adjustment → Anchor
Seat depth adjustment → Anchor
Seat height adjustment → Anchor.
Storage compartment → Anchor

3 -

Bracket

For seat trim on sill side
Configuration depends on vehicle equipment
Removing and installing → Chapter

4 -

Bolt

Qty. 3
8 Nm

5 -	Adjustment knob

For manual backrest adjustment
On vehicles with front passenger seat with through-loading function, the adjustment and release lever is fitted instead of the adjustment knob
Depends on equipmen
Removing and installing → Chapter

6 -	Spreader rivet

7 -

Handle

For seat height adjustment → Anchor
Removing and installing → Chapter

8 -

Seat trim

Sill side
Configuration depends on vehicle equipment
Removing and installing → Chapter

9 -

Seat trim

Tunnel side
Removing and installing → Chapter

10 -	Belt buckle

Removing and installing → Chapter

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).

Assembly overview - seat pan

1 -	Seat padding

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding → Chapter
Removing and installing cover and padding on seat pan → Chapter

2 -

Seat pan

3 -

Bolt

Qty. 4
Self-locking
Renew after removal
Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
22 Nm

4 -

Bolt

Qty. 4
8 Nm

5 -

Bracket

For seat trim on sill side
Removing and installing → Chapter

6 -	Spreader rivet

7 -

Seat trim

Sill side
Removing and installing → Chapter

8 -	Lower frame of seat pan

Driver seat longitudinal adjustment motor -V28-
Front passenger seat longitudinal adjustment motor -V31-
Cannot be disassembled
Removing and installing → Chapter
When renewing, fit belt buckle in new lower frame

9 -

Bush

Inserted in all bearing points
Cannot be renewed using workshop equipment
If bush is damaged, renew lower seat pan frame

10 -

Seat trim

Tunnel side
Removing and installing → Chapter

11 -

Bolt

→ Chapter

12 -	Belt buckle

Removing and installing → Chapter

Seat height adjustment, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"

Assembly overview - seat pan

1 -

Bolts

Qty. 2
Note different length compared to bolt -item 8-
6.5 Nm

2 -	Seat height adjustment lever

For seat height adjustment
Removing and installing → Chapter

3 -	Retaining clip

Ensure firm seating.

4 -	Handle for seat height adjustment

Removing and installing → Chapter

5 -

Seat pan

Assembly overview → Chapter

6 -

Circlip

Renew after removal

7 -	Seat height adjuster

Removing and installing → Chapter

8 -

Bolt

Note different length compared to bolts -item 1-
10 Nm

9 -

Bolts

Qty. 2
8 Nm

Seat height adjustment, electrically adjustable seat

Assembly overview - seat pan

1 -	Seat height adjustment motor

Driver seat height adjustment motor -V138-
Front passenger seat height adjustment motor -V246
Removing and installing → Chapter

2 -

Bolt

Caution

Left-threaded bolt

Self-locking
Renew after removal
Observe notes when removing and installing → Chapter
Clean threaded hole for bolt with, for example, a thread tap
22 Nm

3 -

Bolts

Qty. 2
Self-locking
Renew after removal
Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
20 Nm

4 -

Bolts

Qty. 2
Self-locking
Renew after removal
Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
10 Nm

5 -

Bracket

Bolted to seat pan

Seat rake adjustment, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"

Assembly overview - seat pan

1 -

Handle

For seat rake adjustment
Removing and installing → Chapter

2 -

Bolt

Qty. 2
8 Nm

3 -	Seat rake adjustment

Removing and installing → Chapter

4 -

Seat pan

5 -

Step pin

Caution

Left-threaded bolt

Self-locking
Renew after removal
Clean threaded hole for step bolt with, for example, a thread tap
6 Nm

6 -

Bolt

Self-locking
Renew after removal
Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap
6.5 Nm

Seat rake adjustment, electrically adjustable seat

Assembly overview - seat pan

1 -	Seat rake adjustment motor

Driver seat rake adjustment motor -V243-
Front passenger seat rake adjustment motor -V244-
Removing and installing → Chapter

2 -

Bracket

Bolted to seat pan

3 -

Bolt

Self-locking
Renew after removal
Clean threaded hole for bolt with, for example, a thread tap
20 Nm

4 -

Bolts

Qty. 2
Self-locking
Renew after removal
Clean threaded holes for bolts with, for example, a thread tap.
10 Nm

Storage compartment

1 -

Bolt

Qty. 2
1.5 Nm

2 -	Storage compartment

Depends on equipment
Removing and installing → Chapter
Cannot be disassembled
Allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue

3 -

Speed nut

Qty. 2
Inserted into seat pan.
Renew any damaged or deformed speed nuts.
Seat pan

Seat depth adjustment

1 -

Nut

Qty. 4
Renew after removal

2 -	Sports seat

With seat depth adjustment

3 -

Trim

For seat depth adjustment
Removing and installing → Chapter „Removing and installing seat depth adjustment“
Press in until it audibly engages

4 -	Seat depth adjustment

Removing and installing → Chapter

5 -

Bush

6 -

Bolt

Renew after removal
Fit bolt with locking fluid; locking fluid → Electronic Parts Catalogue
4 Nm

7 -

Bolts

Renew after removal
Fit bolt with locking fluid; locking fluid → Electronic Parts Catalogue.
4 Nm

8 -

Bolt

Renew after removal
Fit bolt with locking fluid; locking fluid → Electronic Parts Catalogue
4 Nm

9 -

Bush

Torsion rod

1 -

Seat pan

2 -

Bearing

For torsion rod
Fitted into guide

3 -	Torsion rod

Greased; Grease → Electronic Parts Catalogue

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