1990 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER remove seats

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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT

Seatback
adjustment

The backrest is secured and cannot
tilt
for­
ward accidentally.

C
To adjust, take body weight off the
bac­

krest and push down lever (2) at hinge
cover on
right
side of seat.
• Exert slight body pressure in the direc­

tion
desired and let lever go to lock
bac­
krest in position.

WARNING

To
reduce
the
risk
of
serious
personal
injury
in an
accident,
front
seat
passen­

gers
must
never
ride
in a
moving
vehi­

cle
with
the
seatback
reclined.
The
risk

of
personal
injury
will
increase
with
in­

creasing
rearward
angle
of the
seat-
back.
Safety
belts
only
offer
optimum

protection
when
the
seatback
is up­

right
and
belts
are
properly
positioned

on the
body.
Improperly
positioned

safety
belts
cause
serious
personal
in­

jury
in an
accident.
Removing
bucket
seats

• Stand outside vehicle, pull up lever (1)
and slide seat all the way forward.
•
Lift
stop hook (3) up against springload-

ing,
hold there and slide seat past stop.
•
Release
stop hook and slide seat
for­

ward out of guide rails.
When reinstalling seat, reverse the above procedure. The stop hook (3) need not be

lifted
as the seat can
just
be pushed past the
stop.
Two-seater*

Seat
ajustment
(forward
or backward)
The two seater adjustment lever is located in
front
of the seat.
The adjustment procedure outlined for the
front
bucket seats also applies to the two
seater.
The backrest adjusts at the same
time
the adjustment lever is operated.

Removing
two
seater

First remove bolts
from
the upper hinge on
the backrest.
Then proceed as outlined for removal of the bucket
seats.

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I

SEATS
IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT

In the 9-seater version the backrest of the

first
seat in the middle row can be
tilted
for­
ward and out of the way for easy
access
to
the rear bench. To disengage the lock of the backrest, pull up the lever on the side
of the backrest.

WARNING
For
your
passenger's
protection,
the

backrest
lock
must
be
engaged
at all

times
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.
Removing
and
installing
the

center
bench
seat

The center bench seat slides
into
two hold­ ing rails and is fastened in place by four

screws.

To
remove the seat: •
Lift
the floor covering and remove the

screws.

• Pull the bench seat out of the holding
rails and remove the seat through the
slid­

ing door.

Note

On
vehicles
with
floor carpeting, you must

first
unscrew the mounting strip and care­
fully
lift
the carpet up. Be sure not to tear
the carpeting.
When reinstalling the bench seat, make sure
that
the holding rails are clean.

WARNING

To
prevent
personal
injury,
the
seat
must
allways
be securely
fastened
into

place
while
driving.
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CONTROLS AND
EQUIPMENT

SINGLE
SEATS*
IN
PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT

The seat cushion
for
the single seats can be folded
up, or if
necessary,
the
entire
single seat can be easily removed.

Folding
the seat
cushions
up

• Pull lever located below
the
seat
and

fold the cushion up
until
it
locks
into
place.
• To lower the cushion, pull the lever and
push
the
cushion down
until
it
locks
se­

curely
into
position.
Removing
the seat

• With one hand hold seat,
with
the other,
pull release knob.
•
Tilt
seat forward and
lift
seat out.

WARNING
When pulling the release
knob,
the seat
will
tip forward. Therefore, never pull
the knob when someone is sitting on
the seat.
Installing
the seat

•
Place
both
rear legs
into
the holes in the
floor panel (see illustration).
• Swing seat
up
until
locking mechanism
audibly locks
into
place. Visually check
and pull on the seat
to
make sure the lock­ ing mechanism is securely engaged.

WARNING

To
prevent
personal
injury, seat must
al­
ways be securely fastened into place

while
driving.

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