Seats - removal and refitting

Front seat

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 floorpan.

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.

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

7 Undo the two cushion retaining screws from the positions indicated.

Rear seat cushion securing screw positions
Rear seat cushion securing screw positions

8 Disengage the cushion from the retainer hooks at the rear then lift out the cushion.

9 Refit in the reverse order to removal.

Backrest

10 Hinge the rear seat panel forwards then unscrew and remove the four rear panel retaining screws. Lift out the panel.

11 Where both rear seat panels and also the centre hinge are to be removed, first remove the panels then mark the outline of the hinge around its periphery to ensure correct realignment when refitting it. Undo the retaining bolts and withdraw the hinge.

12 Refit in the reverse order of removal. Align the hinge correctly before tightening the retaining screws. Check that the panel engages with its retaining catch on completion.