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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
  Removal wedge -3409-
Removing
–  Remove front seat → Chapter.
–  Secure front seat on seat repair stand → Chapter.
–  If fitted, remove storage compartment → Chapter.
 

Removal wedge -3409-

–  Set seat depth adjustment as far forwards as possible.
–  Release locking lugs -arrows- on trim -1- using removal wedge -3409-.
–  Remove trim -1- from seat depth adjustment.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

–  Release locking lugs -arrows- on carrier from seat depth adjustment using removal wedge -3409-.
–  Pull off carrier -1- with seat padding and seat cover for seat depth adjustment upwards and towards front.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

–  Detach tabs -arrows- from seat depth adjustment -2-.
–  Fold back carrier with seat padding and seat cover upwards.
–  To do this, pull off carrier -1- with seat padding and seat cover for seat depth adjustment upwards and simultaneously towards front.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

–  Place carrier -2- with seat padding and seat cover for seat depth adjustment onto front seat.
  Note
For reasons of clarity, the lower seat pan frame is not shown.
–  Detach seat cover retaining strips -1- and -4-.
–  Remove beading strip -3- of seat cover from seat depth adjustment.
–  Pull beading strip towards front.
  Caution
Risk of damage to locking lugs.
Proceed with great care when unclipping and clipping in.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

–  To do this, unclip seat cover -1- from locking lugs -3-.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

Vehicles with massage control unit -J740-
–  Remove massage control unit -J740- → Chapter.
–  Pull out seat depth adjustment.
–  Unclip retaining lugs -1-.
–  Lower bracket for massage control unit -J740--2- in area of retaining lugs -1-.
–  Push bracket for massage control unit -J740--2- in -direction of arrow-.
–  Detach bracket for massage control unit -J740--2- from mountings -arrows-.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

Continued for all vehicles
–  Slide seat depth adjustment towards rear.
–  Remove bolts -1- and -2-
–  Counterhold on nuts -3- on seat depth adjustment while doing so.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

–  Unclip locking lugs -1- and -3- using removal wedge -3409-.
–  Pull seat depth adjustment -2- upwards and towards front off seat pan -arrows-.
–  Detach tabs -4- from seat pan while doing so.
–  Remove seat depth adjustment from front seat.
Installing
Install in reverse order, but note the following:
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

–  Attach seat cover -1- to locking lugs -3-.
–  Engage beading strip -2- in rear locking lugs -3-.
–  Ensure that locking lugs are firmly engaged.
  Caution
Risk of damage to locking lugs.
Proceed with great care when unclipping and clipping in.
  Note
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

  The two outer bolts are provided with a plastic guide → Anchor.
  Ensure proper allocation.
Specified torques
  → Chapter „Assembly overview - front seat“
  → Chapter „Assembly overview - seat pan“
  Assembly overview - seat depth adjustment → Anchor.
 

Removing and installing seat depth adjustment

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