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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

Using upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634- and hook -3438-, this page covers separating the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 seat pan cover from its padding — on seats with depth adjustment, unclip the beading strips from the locking lugs first.

Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
   

Upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634
Upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634

Removing
–  Remove cover and padding → Chapter.
 

Hook -3438
Hook -3438

Vehicles with seat depth adjustment
–  Unclip beading strips -2- from locking lugs -5-.
–  Detach seat cover from tabs -4- on both sides using front end hook -3438-.
–  Remove carrier -3- with seat padding and seat depth adjustment from seat cover -1-.
 

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

Continued for all vehicles
–  Pull retaining tab -3- of seat cover -1- in -direction of arrow- off seat padding -2-.
 

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

–  Pull seat cover -1- off seat padding -2-.
–  Cut through upholstery clips -3- using pliers -4-.
Installing
Install in reverse order, but note the following:
  Renew all opened retaining clips → Item and fit them in the same positions.
 

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding

–  Pull seat cover -1- over padding -4-.
–  Secure seat cover -1- with upholstery clips -2- in mountings -3-.
–  Use upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634- for this.
–  Ensure that seat cover -1- is free of creases.
 
Specified torques
  → Chapter „Assembly overview - cover and padding for seat pan“
  → Chapter „Assembly overview - front backrest“
  → Chapter „Assembly overview - front seat“
   

    Questions & answers

    Separating seat pan cover from seat pan padding — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

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