Seats - removal and refitting

Front seat Removal
1 Slide the seat as far forward as it will go.

2 Unscrew and remove the bolts which retain the rear of the seat slides to the floor pan.

3 Slide the seat as far to the rear as it will go and remove the bolts which secure the front ends of the slides to the floor.

4 Remove the seat from the vehicle interior.

5 If the seat slides must be detached from the seat, invert the seat and remove the two bolts from each side. Detach the cross-rod and clips.

Refitting
6 Refitting is a reversal of removal. Tighten the front bolts before the rear ones to ensure that the seat is located evenly on the floorpan.

Rear seat cushion
Removal
7 Unscrew and remove the Torx (socketheaded) screws from the seat cushion hinges which are located on each side.

8 Lift the cushion from the floor and remove it from the vehicle.

Refitting
9 Refitting is a reversal of removal.

Rear seat backrest
Removal
10 Fold the seat cushion forward and then fold the seat back down to expose the hinges.

11 Extract the screws which hold the backrest to the hinges.

12 Remove the backrest from the vehicle.

Refitting
13 Refitting is a reversal of removal.

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