2000 AUDI A4 Recaro Seats Workshop Manual

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Seat cushion, removing and installing

WARNING!
Before starting work on seats, connect VAS
5094 airbag adapter page 72
-9 .
1 -
Seat cushion
Removing:
- Move seat fully up.
- Remove seat page 72
-25
.
- Remove seat cushion extension, front
cover panel and guide sleeves page
72
-34
.
- Remove trim panels page 72
-41
.
- Remove spring cover page 72
-43
.
- Detach electrical cover -2- under seat.
- If installed, disconnect seat cushion
wiring (seat heater, seat-occupied
sensor).
- Push up front of seat cushion -1-.
- Remove seat cushion -1- forward and
out.
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Note:
Both seat springs and their related rubber buffers
located in the rear between the seat cushion and
the backrest fall out by themselves.
Installing:
- Ensure rubber buffers 3 are correctly
located in mountings on backrest.
- Install springs -4- in seat cushion.
- Insert electrical cover -2- between
backrest and seat cushion.
- Install seat cushion -1- so springs -4- sit
on rubber buffers -3- at backrest.
- Push seat cushion -1- toward rear.
- Push down on front of seat cushion -1-.
- If necessary, attach wiring in seat
cushion.
- Install electrical cover beneath seat.
2 -
Electrical cover
3 -
Rubber buffers (2x)
4 -
Springs (2x)
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Seat cushion extension, removing and
installing

WARNING!
Before starting work on seats, connect VAS
5094 airbag adapter page 72
-9 .
1 -
Seat cushion extension
Removing:
- Move seat fully up.
- Remove seat page 72
-25
.
- Using pliers or screwdriver push both
springs -2- inward (arrow).
- Remove seat cushion extension -1-.
- If necessary, disconnect seat heater
wiring on both sides.
- Pull front cover -3- up and pull cable
through.
2 -
Springs (2x)
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Note:
Always replace guide sleeves when installing. 3 -
Front cover
Removing:
- If necessary (e.g. when removing seat
cushion), remove cover completely.
Installing:
- Insert seat heater cable harness
connectors through holes on both sides
of cover -3- and connect harness
connectors.
- Attach cover.
4 -
Guide sleeves (2x)
Removing:
- If necessary (e.g. when removing seat
cushion), push guide sleeves -4-
together with groove-lock pliers and pull
guide sleeves out.
Installing:
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Side seat trim, removing and installing

WARNING!
Before starting work on seats, connect VAS
5094 airbag adapter page 72
-9 .
Note:
It is not necessary to disconnect any wiring when
removing side seat trim on tunnel side. Remainder
of removal procedure is identical to removal of side
seat trim on door sill side.
1 -
Backrest
2 -
Side seat trim, tunnel side
3 -
Bracket for side seat trim, tunnel side
4 -
Seat frame
5 -
Bolts (4x per trim piece)
6 -
Bracket for side seat trim, door sill side
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7 -
Side seat trim, door sill side
Removing:
- Move seat fully down.
- Remove seat page 72
-25
.
- Remove mounting trim page 72
-41
.
- Remove seat cushion page 72
-32
.
- Rotate belt buckle downward.
- Disconnect all harness connectors that
run from circuit board to side seat trim on
door sill side.
- Cut all tie wraps on wiring harness using
diagonal cutter.
- Unbolt bolts -5- (4x) on side seat trim.
Installing:
- Attach trim on lower mounting of
backrest frame.
- Secure side seat trim with bolts -4- (4x).
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Side seat trim bracket, removing and
installing


WARNING!

Before starting work on seats, connect VAS
5094 airbag adapter page 72
-9 .

- Move seat to upper-most position.

- Remove seat page 72
-25
.

- Remove side seat trim page 72
-36
.

- Drill though both rivets -2- at front of side seat trim bracket -1- and
remove bracket.
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Switch unit circuit board, removing and
installing

WARNING!
Before starting work on seats, connect VAS
5094 airbag adapter page 72
-9 .
CAUTION!
Only the switch circuit board can be removed.
The switches in the side seat trim cannot be
replaced separately.
Note:
The switch unit circuit board is installed in the side
seat trim on door sill side.
1 -
Plastic cover
2 -
Bolts (4x)
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