1998 JAGUAR X308 rear seat

Seating - Rear Seat Armrest Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation

1.
Remove rear heel boards.
2. Remove rear seat cushion. Refer to 76.70.37.
3. Remove rear seat belt escu tcheon. Refer to 76.73.18.
4. Remove rear seat squab. Refer to 76.70.38.

5. Place squab inverted on clean work surface and remove clips securing
armrest rear cover to frame.

6. Slacken and remove the two squab mounting bracket securing screws
and remove brackets from squab.

7. Position armrest rear cover for access and slacken and remove two
screws securing armrest to seat squab.
8. Remove armrest assembly from seat squab.
1. Position armrest on seat squab.
2. Position seat squab mounting brackets.
3. Fit and tighten the four armrest and squab bracket securing screws.0
4. Position armrest rear cover on sq uab frame and fully seat securing
clips.
5. Fit rear seat squab assembly. Refer to 76.70.38.
6. Fit rear seat belt escutc heons. Refer to 76.73.18.
7. Fit rear seat cushion. Refer to 76.70.37.
8. Fit rear heel boards.

Seating - Rear Seat Backrest
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Heated seat only. Remove batt ery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.
2. Remove rear seat cushion. Refer to 76.70.37.
3. Remove rear he ad restraints.

4. Slacken and remove outer seat belt lower anchor securing
bolts.

5. Slacken and remove bolt securi ng centre seat belt lower
anchor plate and buckle cable to seat pan.

6. Remove seat be lt escutcheon.
1. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver in the two rectangular apertures, carefully withdraw
escutcheon from squab top roll.
2. Remove escutcheon from belt via split in moulding.
7. Slacken and remove the four seat squab securing screws.

Installation




8. Remove seat squab.
Lift squab clear of inertia reel assemblies withdrawing
dowels from top panel.
Carefully feed seat belt anch or plates and tongues through squab apertures.
9. Disconnect heater element harness multiplugs (if fitted) and
remove seat squab via rear passenger door.
1. Position squab in vehicle and pass seat belt tongues and
anchor plates through apertures.
2. Lift squab top roll over inertia reel assemblies, locate dowels in
panel apertures and lower and fully seat squab.
3. Fit and tighten the four squab securing screws.
4. Fit seat belt escutcheons to squab top roll.
5. Fit and fully tighten outer seat be lt lower anchor securing bolts.

6. Fit and fully tighten bolts securing centre seat belt lower
anchor plate and buckle cable.
7. Fit rear cushion. Refer to 76.70.37.
8. Fit rear head restraints.

Seating - Rear Seat Backrest Cover
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Remove rear heel boards.
2. Remove rear seat cushion. Refer to 76.70.37.
3. Remove rear seat belt ecutcheon. Refer to 76.73.18.
4. Remove rear seat squa b. Refer to 76.70.38.
5. Place seat squab inverted on clean work surface.

6. Withdraw clips from headrest supports and remove headrests
from seat squab.

7. Remove the six clips securing re ar seat armrest aperture cover
to frame and position cover for access.

8. Slacken and remove the two sq uab mounting bracket screws
and remove brackets from frame.

9. Remove and discard the three ho g rings securing armrest rear
cover retaining strip, release strip from frame and remove arm
rest.

11. Fit chrome finisher rings to upper ends of headrest guide
tubes.

12. Position armrest on seat squab and fit and tighten two
securing screws.

13. Position armrest rear cover on frame fully seat upper
retaining strip and secure with three hog rings.

14. Position squab mounting brackets and fit and tighten securing screws.

15. Fit and fully seat the six armres t rear aperture cover spring
clips.
16. Fit and fully seat headrests in guide tubes and fit securing
clips.

17. Fit rear seat squab . Refer to 76.70.38.
18. Fit rear seat belt escutc heons. Refer to 76.73.18.
19. Fit rear seat cushion. Refer to 76.70.37.
20. Fit rear heel boards.

Seating - Rear Seat Backrest Heater Mat
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Remove the rear seat squab. Fo r additional information, refer
to the procedure in this section: Rear Seat Backrest.

2. Remove the seat squab cover.

3. Detach the seat armrest cover.

4. Remove the seat armrest.

5. Detach the seat squab cover.

Seating - Rear Seat Cushion Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation

1.
Heated rear seat only. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground
cable from battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.

2. Slacken, remove and discard 1/4 turn fastener securing each
heelboard trim panel and withdraw both panels for access.

3. Slacken and remove the seat cushion securing screws.

4. Raise rear of cushion, disconnect heater element harness multiplugs
(if fitted), and move cushion forw ard carefully feeding seat belt
buckles past cushion cut-outs.
5. Remove seat cushion from vehicle.
1. Holding outer seat belts clear, posi tion cushion in vehicle with rear
edge raised.
2. Position buckle assemblies and carefully feed them past cut-outs in
cushion.
3. Heated seat only. Connect heat er element harness multiplugs.
4. Fit and fully tighten cushion front securing screws.
5. Using new 1/4 turn fasteners, fi t and secure heelboard trims.
6. Reposition seatbelts.
7. Heated seat only. Fit ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery
cover. Refer to 86.15.15.