1998 JAGUAR X308 Seat

Installation



8. Exercising care to avoid damagi ng side air bag, remove seat
from vehicle.
1. Position seat in vehicle, align seatbelt anchor and fit and
tighten seat belt securing bolt.
2. Supporting seat for access, co nnect seat and side airbag
harness multiplugs and secure harnesses to seat frame using
new ties.
3. Fit, but do not fully tigh ten rear securing bolts.
4. Connect ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery cover.
Refer to 86.15.15.
5. Position seat fully rearward an d fit and tighten front securing
bolts
6. Position seat fully forward, full y tighten rear securing bolts and
fit slider covers.
7. Return seat to original position.

Seating - Front Seat Backrest
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Remove front seat for ac cess. Refer to 76.70.01.
2. Remove seat back fini sher. Refer to 76.70.09.
3. Remove front seat headrest. Refer to 76.70.14.

4. Release the five squab cover to seat frame securing strips.

5. Release the squab cover to seat frame lower securing clips.

6. Remove the four squab pad to squab suspension hog rings.

7. Sever the two ratchet straps securing squab pad to squab
suspension.

Installation

8. Disconnect the squab heater element harness multiplug.
9. Release the lower part of squab cover and pad from seat
frame.

10. Release seat headrest guides from seat frame and remove
squab cover and pad.

11. Position squab cover sides for access and remove the
eighteen squab cover to pad hog rings.
12. Remove squab pad and heater element from squab cover.
13. Remove heater element from squab pad.
1. Install heater element on squab pad.
2. Position squab pad and heater element in squab cover,
ensuring that headrest gu ides pass through pad.
3. Using the eighteen hog rings, secure squab cover to pad.
4. Pull squab cover sides over squab pad.
5. Fit but do not secure ratc het straps to squab pad.
6. Position squab cover and pad on seat frame and fully seat
headrest guides in frame.
7. Position lower part of squab co ver on seat frame and secure
ratchet straps to squab suspension.
8. Position lower edge of squab co ver to seat frame and secure
with nine retaining clips.
9. Position and fit squab cover to seat frame retaining strips.

10.
Fit and tighten squab cover upper securing screws.
11. Fit headrest. Refer to 76.70.14.
12. Fit seat back finisher. Refer to 76.70.09.
13. Install front seat in vehi cle. Refer to 76.70.01.

Seating - Front Seat Backrest Cover
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE
BATTERY A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE
ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE WORKING ON A FRONT SEAT WITH
A SIDE AIRBAG FITTED.
Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.
2. Remove front seat for ac cess. Refer to 76.70.01.
3. Remove Seat back finisher. Refer to 76.70.09.
4. Remove front seat headrest.

5. Release the squab cover to seat frame securing strips (6 on
Vanden Plas models)

6. Release the squab cover to seat frame lower securing clips.

7. Remove the four squab pad to squab suspension hog rings.
8. On Vanden Plas models only, sever the two ratchet straps
securing squab pad to squab suspension.

Installation


9. Disconnect the squab heater element harness multiplug (grey).
10. Release the lower part of squab cover and pad from seat
frame.

11. Release seat headrest guides from seat frame and remove
squab cover and pad.

12. Position squab cover sides for access and remove the
eighteen squab cover to pad hog rings.
13. Remove staples securing squab cover to squab pad and
heater element.
14. Remove headrest guid es from squab cover.
1. Fit and fully seat headrest guides to squab cover.

2.
Position squab pad and heater element in squab cover,
ensuring that headrest gu ides pass through pad.
3. Using the eighteen hog rings, secure squab cover to pad.
4. Puul squab cover sides over squab pad.
5. Fit but do not secure ratc het straps to squab pad.
6. Position squab cover and pad on seat frame and fully seat
headrest guides in frame.
7. Position lower part of squab co ver on seat frame and secure
ratchet straps to squab suspension.
8. Position lower edge of squab co ver to seat frame and secure
with nine retaining clips.
9. Position and fit squab cover to seat frame retaining strips.
10. Fit and tighten squab cover upper securing screws.
11. Fit headrest.
12. Fit seat back finisher. Refer to 76.70.09.
13. Install front seat in vehi cle. Refer to 76.70.01.
14. Connect ground cable to batt ery terminal and fit battery
cover. Refer to 86.15.15

Seating - Front Seat Backrest Heater Mat
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation

1.
WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE
BATTERY A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE
ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE WORKING ON A FRONT SEAT WITH
A SIDE AIRBAG FITTED.
Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery. Refer to 86.15.19.
2. Remove front seat for ac cess. Refer to 76.70.01.
3. Remove seat back fini sher. Refer to 76.70.09.
4. Remove front seat headrest. Refer to 76.70.14.
5. Remove front seat squab co ver. Refer to 76.70.15.
6. Routing multiplug through aperture, carefully release squab
heater adhesive stri ps from squab pad.
1. Remove protective backing pape r from heater self adhesive
strips.
2. Align heater to pad and appl y firm pressure to ensure
adhesion.
3. Route heater harness through pad aperture.
4. Position squab cover over squab pad and heater element,
ensuring that headrest gu ides pass through pad.
5. Connect heater harness multiplug and position multiplug in
mounting bracket.
6. Fit squab cover and pad. Refer to 76.70.15.
7. Fit seat back finisher. Refer to 76.70.09.
8. Fit headrest. Refer to 76.70.14.
9. Install front seat in vehi cle. Refer to 76.70.01.
10. Connect ground cable to batt ery terminal and fit battery
cover. Refer to 86.15.15.