Volkswagen ID.3: Seat padding, covers. Rear seat covers and padding

• Assembly overview – rear bench seat cover and padding
• Assembly overview ? rear seat backrest cover and padding
• Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat
• Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest
• Removing and installing intermediate padding, backrest with load-through hatch
• Separating rear bench seat cover from padding
• Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

Assembly overview – rear bench seat cover and padding

Assembly overview – rear bench seat cover and padding

1 - Seat cover

❏ Depending on equipment/version

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Separating rear bench seat cover from padding

2 - Piping strip

❏ Sewn to seat cover

3 - Seat occupied sensor

❏ Rear seat occupied sensor on driver side -G177-

❏ Rear seat occupied sensor, centre -G1010-

❏ Rear seat occupied sensor on passenger side -G178-

❏ → Rep. gr.69; Removing and installing rear seat occupied sensor [G177/G178/G1010]

4 - Seat padding

❏ Depending on equipment/version

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Separating rear bench seat cover from padding

5 - Upholstery clip

❏ Renew after removing

Assembly overview ? rear seat backrest cover and padding

Assembly overview ? rear seat backrest cover and padding

The overview is shown for the rear seat backrest (2/3) as an example.

1 - Backrest cover

❏ Depending on equipment/version

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

2 - Upholstery clip

❏ Renew after removing

3 - Backrest padding

❏ Depending on equipment/version

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest

❏ → Rep. gr.74; Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

4 - Backrest frame

5 - Beading strip

❏ Sewn to backrest cover

Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat

Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ hook -3370-

Removing

– Remove bench seat → Rep. gr.72; Removing and installing bench seat/individual seats.

– Unclip child seat anchor guide of rear bench seat -1- upwards from rear bench seat -2-.

– Open securing channel and Velcro fastener -3-.

– Using hook -3370-, open beading strips -1-.

– Remove cover -2- together with padding.

Installing

Install in reverse sequence of removal.

Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest

Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest

Removing

– Remove rear seat backrest → Rep. gr.72; Removing and installing rear seat backrest.

– Remove head restraint → Rep. gr.72; Removing and installing head restraint.

– Remove head restraint guides → Rep. gr.72; Removing and installing head restraint guide.

– Remove locking mechanism trim → Rep. gr.72; Removing and installing locking mechanism trim.

– Using commercially available plastic wedge, release clip -2- from cover -1- in area of inner pivot pin.

Rear left seat backrest (1/3)

– Starting at locking mechanism, lever beading strip -1- in direction of -arrow- all around off backrest frame -3-.

– Remove cover -2- together with padding.

All vehicles (continued)

Rear seat backrest (2/3) without load-through hatch

– Remove rear belt guide → Rep. gr.69; Removing and installing rear belt guide.

– Starting at locking mechanism, lever beading strip -1- in direction of -arrow- all around off backrest frame -3-.

– Remove cover -2- together with padding.

All vehicles (continued)

Rear seat backrest (2/3) with load-through hatch

– Remove rear belt guide → Rep. gr.69; Removing and installing rear belt guide.

– Remove flap for load-through hatch → Rep. gr.72; Removing and installing flap for load-through hatch.

– Remove trim frame for load-through hatch → Rep. gr.72; Removing and installing trim frame for load-through hatch.

– Starting at locking mechanism, lever beading strip -1- in direction of -arrow- all around off backrest frame -4-.

– Lever beading strip -2- all around off load-through hatch.

– Remove cover -3- together with padding.

All vehicles (continued)

Installing

Install in reverse sequence of removal.

Removing and installing intermediate padding, backrest with load-through hatch

Removing and installing intermediate padding, backrest with load-through hatch

Removing

– Fold down flap for load-through hatch.

– Release fasteners -1- using a commercially available screwdriver while at the same time pushing intermediate padding -2- as far as stop in direction of -arrow A-.

– Slightly raise intermediate padding in direction of -arrow B-, and detach it in direction of -arrow C-.

Installing

Install in reverse sequence of removal.

Separating rear bench seat cover from padding

Separating rear bench seat cover from padding

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634B-

Removing

– Remove cover and padding of rear bench seat → Rep. gr.74; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear bench seat.

– Pull cover -3- as far as possible off padding -2-.

– Using commercially available pliers, open upholstery clips -1-.

– Separate cover -3- from padding -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– Secure upholstery clips in sequence -1- through -27- using upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634B-.

– Make sure that the cover is fitted without creases.

Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

Separating rear seat backrest cover from padding

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634B-

Removing

– Remove cover and padding of rear seat backrest → Rep. gr.74; Removing and installing cover and padding of rear seat backrest.

– Pull cover -1- off padding -3-.

– Using commercially available pliers, open upholstery clips -2-.

– Remove cover -1- from padding -3-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– Secure upholstery clips in sequence -1- through -11- using upholstery clip pliers -V.A.G 1634B-.

– Rear seat backrest without load-through hatch: secure upholstery clips -12- through -15-.

– Make sure that the cover is fitted without creases.

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