1998 JAGUAR X308 Front seat

Interior Trim and Ornamentation - Rear Door Trim Panel Finish Panel
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation



1. Remove interior door handle escutcheon.
Remove cover from door ha ndle escutcheon securing
screw and slacken and remove screw.
Pull door handle inwards and exercising care to avoid
damaging tweeter, remove escutcheon from casing.

2. Remove veneer panel from casing.
1. Using a thin plastic leve r, carefully ease rear of
veneer panel inwards to release the two rear
securing tangs.
2. Slide veneer panel re arwards to release front
retainers.
1. Position veneer panel on casing and slide forward to engage
front retainers.
2. Using a soft pad or cloth, press re ar of panel firmly to seat the
securing tangs.
3. Position door handle escutche on on casing, fit and tighten
securing screw and fit cover over screw.

primary water shedder is undamag
ed and correctly attached to
door inner panel.
Align and fit inner waist seal.
8. Check that armrest tang locater and screw insert are correctly
positioned in door panel.
9. Position casing for access and connect speaker, puddle lamp
and switchpack harnesses.
10. Finally position casing locating fold over waist flange and
firmly press armrest to locate retaining tang in door panel.
11. Commencing at front , press and firmly seat casing lower
fasteners in door inserts
12. Fit and tighten armrest centre se curing screw in door insert.
13. Fit door veneer panel. Refer to 76.47.12.
14. Position door handle escutche on on casing, fit and tighten
securing screw and fit cover over screw.

Exterior Trim and Ornamentation - A-Pillar Moulding LH
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation

1.
Remove front and rear grab handles. Refer to 76.58.30
2. Remove draught welt from adjace nt section of door aperture
flange.

3. Using a trim removal tool, carefu lly ease the six trim pad fir
tree fasteners from cantrail an d upper'A' post locations.
4. If premium ICE is fitt ed, carefully withdraw trim pad for access
and disconnect tweeter connectors.
5. Remove trim pad from vehicle an d remove tweeter. Refer to
415-03.
6. Remove and discard fir tree fasteners.
1. Fit new fir tree fasten ers to the trim pad.
2. Fit tweeter to trim pad. Refer to Section 415.
3. Position trim pad for access and connect tweeter to harness.
4. Commencing at top of 'A' post and working rearwards, fully
seat three fir tree fasteners.
5. Fully seat remaining three fir tr ee fasteners in upper'A' post.
6. Fit front and rear combined gr ab handles. Refer to 76.58.30
7. Fit draught welt to adjacent section of door aperture flange.

Seating - Seats Description and Operation
Front Seats

All front seats are equipped with electric height adjustment. In addition, both front seats are available with manual or power forward
and rearward adjustment, manual or powe r operated headrest adjustment, 12 way elec tric adjustment, memory controlled 12 way
adjustment and integral seat heating. A side air bag module is installed in the outboard squab wing of each front seat. Each se at has a
non-handed, one-piece frame incorporating cushion and squab frames , side air bag suppoort bracket and seat adjuster mechanisms.
Sear switchpacks are installed on the outboa rd side of driver and passenger seats, and control modules are installed in the bas e of each
seat. Both the driver and front passenger seat ar e secured to the vehicle floor at four points.
Rear Seats

The standard rear seat is of the fixed, bench type with full wi dth removable cushion. Two individual rear seats are fitted to certain long
wheelbase models. Both types of rear seat are available with thermostatically controlled heating of the cushion and squab. Indi vidual
rear seats are electrically adjustable for squab recline (via fore and aft moveme nt), head restraint height and lumbar support. Separate
motors provide adjustment of each seat cushion and head restraint and an electrica lly-driven air compressor provides variation of
lumbar support. Seat adjustment is controll ed via switches installed on a panel in a rear extension to the centre console.

Seating - Front Seat
Removal and Installation
Removal

1. Move the seat fully rearward and slacken and remove the
front securing bolts.
2. Move steering wheel to fully forward position.
3. Ensure that squab is fully upright, then move the seat fully
forward.
4. 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.

5. Remove the slider covers an d slacken and remove the two
rear securing bolts.

6. Supporting and positioning the seat for access, disconnect
multiplugs.
Disconnect side air bag harness multiplug.
Release from retaining brackets and disconnect seat
harness multiplugs.
Disconnect seat control module harness multiplug.
Cut through and remove any ti es securing harnesses to
seat frame.
7. NOTE: Securing bolt remains captive with belt anchor.
Slacken and remove seat be lt anchor securing bolt.

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.

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.