Audi A4: Seat Pan, Disassembling and Assembling

Front and Rear Seat Rail Cover, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Move the front seat into its highest position.

  Caution

Risk of damaging the seat rail cover.

Proceed very carefully when removing and installing.

- Carefully release the tabs -3- on the seat rail with a screwdriver and remove the cover -1- from the seat rail -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation instructions: For example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Seat Pan, Trim Panels".

Center Seat Rail Cover, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Move the front seat into its highest position.

- Remove the seat side trim on the side sill side. Refer to → Chapter "Seat Side Trim on Side Sill Side, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the threaded stud -3- and remove the expanding clip -2- from the center seat rail cover -1-.

- Carefully release the rear hook on the seat rail using a screwdriver in the direction of -arrow-.

- Push the center seat rail cover -1- in the direction of travel and remove it.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation instructions: For example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Seat Pan, Trim Panels".

Seat Side Trim on Side Sill Side, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Move the front seat into its highest position.

- Equipped on some models: Remove the backrest adjustment hand wheel. Refer to → Chapter "Backrest Adjustment Hand Wheel, Removing and Installing".

- Equipped on some models: Remove the seat height adjuster handle. Refer to → Chapter "Seat Height Adjuster, Removing and Installing, Seat Height Adjustment Handle".

- Remove the expanding rivet -2-.

- Disengage the front inner bracket -arrow- upward from the seat side trim.

- Pull the seat side trim -1- upward and remove.

- Equipped on some models: disconnect the connectors, to do this press the release.

  1, 2 - Driver Seat Adjustment Control Head -E470-/ Front Passenger Seat Adjustment Control Head -E471-

  3 - Driver Seat Lumbar Support Adjustment Switch -E176-/ Front Passenger Seat Lumbar Support Adjustment Switch -E177-

- Free up the wiring harness.

- Remove the seat side trim on side sill side.

Remove the bracket for the seat side trim on the side sill side.

- Remove the expanding rivet -2-.

- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the bracket -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

  Note

Make sure the connectors are pushed in all the way and that they engage audibly.

Installation instructions: For example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Seat Pan".

Seat Side Trim on Tunnel Side, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Unscrew the front seat and tip forward with the wires attached. Refer to → Chapter "Front Seat, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the expanding rivet -1-.

- Press down the tab in the direction of -arrow- at the inside of the seat rail.

- Remove the seat side trim on the tunnel-side -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation instructions: For example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Seat Pan, Trim Panels".

Front Seat Trim, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Move seat depth adjuster forward.

- Unscrew the front seat and tip forward with the wires attached. Refer to → Chapter "Front Seat, Removing and Installing".

- Release the hooks -arrows- from the front seat trim -1-.

- Disengage the front seat trim -1- downward -arrows-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation instructions: For example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Seat Pan, Trim Panels".

Seat Depth Adjuster, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Hook Tool -T40207-

Removing

- Remove the front seat trim. Refer to → Chapter "Front Seat Trim, Removing and Installing".

- Disconnect the connector -1-.

- Release the hooks -arrows- and fold the retaining plate with the cushion and cover toward the rear.

- Disengage the contour wire from the hooks -arrows A- on the left and right sides.

- Using the -T40207-, disengage the cover clamping strip from the hooks -arrows B-.

- Move the seat depth adjuster back again so that the bolt heads -arrows- are accessible.

- Remove the bolts by counterholding the nuts below.

- Unclip the seat depth adjuster -1- at the tabs -arrows A- and remove it upward from the seat pan.

- Disengage the seat depth adjuster at the tabs -arrows B- from the seat pan.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Installation instructions: For example tightening specifications, replacing components. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Seat Pan, Seat with Seat Depth Adjuster".

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