0100 - Removal and installation of front seat Model 129

Roadster soft top open or hardtop removed

Front seat cushion removed (91-055)

Operation no. of operation texts and work units or standard texts and flat rates

Front seat (1)

move all the way to the front with forward/backward adjustment mechanism.

Screws (2, 3, 4, 7 and 8) (5 each)

unscrew on rear of seat rail at left and right.
17 Nm.

Screw (9) (1 each)

unscrew at front on right seat rail. 17 Nm.

Front seat (1)

allow to run toward rear with forward/backward adjustment mechanism.

Screws (5 and 6) (2 each)

unscrew at center and front of left seat rail.
17 Nm.

Ignition key

turn to zero position.

Negative pole on battery

disconnect and cover.

Red 10-pin connector in footwell

disconnect.

Connectors on control module (12)

disconnect, open cable straps and expose cable.

Front seat (1)

when removing first tilt toward outside and then lift out of vehicle together with a second person.

Reinstall

in opposite order. Observe installation note.

Installation note

The threads on the seat mounting screws
(8 each) are micro-encapsulated. Following disassembly they must be replaced or coated with screw securing agent.
Tightening torque: 17 Nm.

Observe the following sequence when tightening seat mounting bolts:
1. All bolts on outer seat rail on longitudinal member.

2. Both rear bolts on inner seat rail on tunnel floor.

3. Front bolt on inner seat rail on tunnel floor. Compensate gap resulting here between seat rail retaining bracket and tunnel floor console with washer,
part no. 129 984 00 56.

Vehicles with airbag

When one or both front seats are removed (connectors to seat belt buckles must be disconnected) the SRS malfunction indicator lamp comes on when the ignition key is in position 1 or 2 and goes out when the seats are reinstalled after reconnecting the disconnected connectors.

This is stored as a malfunction in the control module for the airbag and emergency tensioning retractors. The memory must be erased after reinstalling the seats (Diagnosis Manual, Body, Volume 1, Index no. 11 Airbag).

Attachment for T40 Torx socket bolts

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